This site publishes free evaluative reports of filtering programs and their error rates, and even makes available filter-disabling freeware. The American Library Association's resource page offers a wealth of informative links on the First Amendment, intellectual freedom, and Internet filtering. Another helpful ALA site with guidelines for developing and drafting an Appropriate Internet Use Policy, with links to samples. This site from the Consortium for School Networking offers a history of filtering initiatives. Not all filtering software is created equal.
Some programs give librarians and administrators more freedom to customize than others.
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