This program blocks hard-disk browsing, installation of unauthorized software, accessing restricted files and changing settings, whether by merely inexperienced or overtly malicious users. Fortres 101 also supports and secures third-party Internet filtering in which administrators may block and unblock URLs. Administrators will also be able to quickly find a file, folder or application and assign it a security setting. Censorship Exhibit Available for Libraries to Purchase The Long Island Coalition Against Censorship has put together an exhibit useable by both school and public libraries addressing the debate over censorship. An historical account of incidences of censorship over the past century is included, as are descriptions of the censorship of Huckleberry Finn , In the Kitchen , The Catcher in the Rye and novels by Judy Blume and Robert Cormier.
Court decisions are also part of the exhibit.
The new edition of the exhibit includes information about the ongoing attempt to censor the Harry Potter series, as well as the installation of filtering software in a Virginia public library. Washington, N.Y., 11050. Several of the schools were already using Follett software, and all elected to upgrade. Most are purchasing circulation, cataloging and searching software, and the new 856Express service, which adds World Wide Web links to the online catalog. If you haven't got web access, send a SASE to Today's School Media Specialist , P.O. Box 40079, Phoenix, AZ 85067-0079.