You're half right. It's the parents' responsibility to monitor their children whether at home or at the library. However, librarians have neither the resources nor the authority necessary to supervise the children of others. Attempts to use censorware have thus far failed due to the fact that technology doesn't deal well with semantics, linguistics, or social values.
When software can tell the difference between "fruit flies like a banana," and "time flies like an arrow," get back in touch.
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You're half right. It's the parents' responsibility to monitor their children whether at home or at the library. However, librarians have neither the resources nor the authority necessary to supervise the children of others. Attempts to use censorware have thus far failed due to the fact that technology doesn't deal well with semantics, linguistics, or social values.
When software can tell the difference between "fruit flies like a banana," and "time flies like an arrow," get back in touch.