Cardiff libraries [in Wales, in the UK] finds that patrons can not get to the web page for the city’s Mardi Gras event because SmartFilter — the same filter mandated in all of Georgia’s schools and libraries — thinks that the site is pornography. The site URL does have the word “gay” in it, though the page itself is completely family friendly. Librarian.net is characterized as “politics/opinion” by the newer SmartFilter and “politics/religion” by the older version. Check your own URL. [infothought]
Author: jessamyn
follow up on yesterday’s wifi access denied story
More from the fellow who was told by the police to not use his laptop + WiFi outside of the Nantucket Athenaeum. [lisnews]
library of unwritten books, redux
I had a post a few weeks ago about the Library of Unwritten Books project. Apparently, it has its own website. If you’re in England or Scotland, keep your eyes open for their book-boxes. [thanks owen]
WiFi, free or not free
Man gets hassled by the police for using library’s WiFi while seated outside the library. Apparently you need to be inside to use the wireless signal, so said the policeman anyhow. As you know, I have also been guilty of this, slap the cuffs on! [update: this guy didn’t seem to have any problem doing the same thing…] [thanks shannon]
an interesting exchange about Sirsi
If any of you were at all curious about follow up to the link I posted a few days back [about the link to a Republican web site appearing on the “hot links” section of all iBistro OPACs, a Sirsi product] I swapped a few emails with Sirsi Central about it.