However, these resources are not selected by the Library's professional staff as traditional library materials are. To facilitate use of the Internet, the Minuteman Library Network Home Page has been Developed to identify specific sites on the World Wide Web which are authoritative, helpful to users, and appropriate to the Library's mission and goals. They are meant to serve as starting points for individual explorations. These sites are evaluated and selected by librarians from member libraries, and meet the guidelines and criteria set forth in the Network's Home Page Collection Development Policy. However it is the nature of the Internet to encourage easy movement from one link or Web site to another.
Users often move beyond the Minuteman Home Page to other Internet resources.
The Library does not monitor and has no control over what information is accessed on the Internet at library terminals. While much of the information on the Internet is authoritative, accurate and culturally enriching, there is material that may be considered offensive or disturbing, or that is illegal. Some information is neither accurate nor current. Parents should be aware that some information found on the Internet may not be suitable for children, or may not reflect their personal values. As with other materials, parents and guardians, not the Library or its staff, are responsible for the information selected and accessed by children.