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DOPA and other fear-based responses to social networking technologies and the internet.

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Hello. I just read a terrific piece by Pete Reilly that addresses many of the issues we as librarians have faced in responding to DOPA and other fear-based responses to social networking technologies and the internet.

http://www.districtadministration.com/pulse/commentpost.aspx?news=no&postid=18080

Please read this article and share it with anyone who confronts questions about young people and the use of e-mail, IM, blogs, and other internet tools.

Below are the closing paragraphs of Pete Reilly's article. Please click the link above and read the entire thing. It's really worthwhile.

Mickey

Posted by Jeff on January 17, 2007 12:22 PM |

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Mickey, I agree, I thought the points made in this article were really important. Shannon Shannon Roy Continuing Education Coordinator State Library of Kansas 785-296-2148 shanroy@kslib.info

Posted by: Shannon Roy | January 17, 2007 12:27 PM

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