The Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library

The Internet/World Wide Web offers global access to information. The Jesse M. Smith Library, however, is unable to monitor or control the content of material available through this medium. Not all information gained online is accurate, complete, current or in accordance with local standards of taste. The library makes no assumptions about the quality of such information, nor assumes any responsibility for its use. Parents and Guardians of children under 18 are responsible for their children's use of the Internet/World Wide Web. Please read our Internet Policy.

To assist parents and legal guardians in guiding their children's Internet use, the library makes available copies of "A Safety Net for the Internet: A Parent's Guide." Please ask for your copy at the desk.

For information on using the Internet safely, the following sites may be helpful:

Site Seeing on the Internet an online brochure from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom is an excellent source of information about Internet issues. And the pages titled Especially for Children and Their Parents, Libraries, Children, and the Internet, Families Connect and The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids can help parents make Internet access decisions.

The Police Notebook (University of Oklahoma Department of Public Safety) has a Safety on the Internet page which contains many informative and useful links.

The Children's Partnership offers Parents Guide to the Information Superhighway (Rules & Tools for Families Online).

Last Update: 16 August 2001

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