Webinar: CIPA, Filtering, and CEN
Hold the date! Registration link will be available later in October.
This webinar for public library directors and IT staff will provide detailed how-to information, so librarians can weigh their options when considering filtering and potential E-rate applications.
Topics to be covered:
- Information about the categories that CIPA requires to be blocked – specific legal terms and definitions
- Information about CIPA instruction to unblock a site or disable filter upon request from an adult
- Free filtering software from CEN – what it blocks, how it works, how library asks for the service to be activated
- How a library can customize the filter to block/unblock specific sites or add/reduce blocked categories based on local needs
- How a library can turn off the filter for a specific computer upon patron request, and how long it takes to turn off the filter or have it turned off by CEN
- Can it also filter the wifi network? If so, how?
- Describe the option of hosting a filter appliance onsite at the library – cost, benefits, building Block and Bypass URL lists
- Information about other filtering options available commercially – what do they do, how to review/select
Presenters: Maria Bernier, E-rate Coordinator, CT State Library, and Mike Pennington, Network Engineer, CEN
Please send your questions in advance to maria.bernier@ct.gov.
Related LibGuide: E-rate and State Funding for Libraries by Christine Gauvreau
- Date:
- Wednesday, November 2, 2016
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:30pm
- Presenter:
- Maria Bernier, Mike Pennington
- Location:
- Online - at your computer
- Categories:
- DLD Online Webinar
Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities
We want to provide what you need to participate!
If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.
You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.
Registration Eligibility
To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:
- current library staff member
- undergraduate or graduate library student
- Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
- retired or unemployed library staff
Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.
*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.
Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.
Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.
Inclement Weather Policy
For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:
If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.
For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.
Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.