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The following links are offered as background regarding internet safety and as a resource for all who want young people to use the Internet safely and sensibly.

Parents: a mix of opinions

• Child Safety on the Information Highway by Lawrence J. Magid
• Children Accessing Controversial Information by Brendan Kehoe
• Why Censoring Cyberspace is Dangerous & Futile by Howard Rheingold
• The Rights of Kids in the Digital Age by Jon Katz
• The Kids are Alright: Technology Doesn't Make Them "Little Criminals" by Don Tapscott
• Parents Guide to the Internet by the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Office of Educational Technology
• Families Against Internet Censorship
• The Internet Advocate: A Web-based Resource Guide for Librarians and Educators Interested in Providing Youths Access to the Internet by Lisa Champelli

Children: aids to successful surfing in rough target-age order

• Safety Tips for Kids by America Links Up
• Sophia's Safe Surfing Club in A Parents' Guide to the Internet...and how to protect your children in cyberspace by Parry Aftab
• Evaluation Rubrics for Websites by Loogootee Elementary West (Loogootee, Indiana)
• Internet Safety by World Kids Network
• Internet Safety for Kids: Notes, Advice & Warnings for Parents and Kids in The Police Notebook by the University of Oklahoma Department of Public Safety  
• Safeteens.com 
• T is for Thinking: the ICYouSee Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web by John Henderson

Librarians: position statements

• The Library Bill of Rights
• Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
• Access for Children and Young People to Videotapes and Other Nonprint Formats: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
• Free Access to Libraries for Minors: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
• Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks: an Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
• Questions and Answers: Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks
• ALA Council Resolution on the Use of Internet Filters
• Family Friendly Libraries

Links to non-ALA sites have been provided because these sites may have information of interest. Neither the American Library Association nor the Office for Intellectual Freedom necessarily endorses the views expressed or the facts presented on these sites; and furthermore, ALA and OIF do not endorse any commercial products that may be advertised or available on these sites.