The world is full of acronyms and the field of library science is no exception. Over the next month, Law & Order Library Style will be tackling many issues that are laced with acronyms.
Please feel free to reference this list when reading the blog. Each acronym includes a link for more information.
ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org/
ALA: American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
CIPA: Children's Internet Protection Act
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html
CONFU: Conference on Fair Use
http://ptc.edu/Copyright_Center/CONFU.htm
COPA: Child Online Protection Act
http://www.copacommission.org/
CPPA: Child Pornography Prevention Act
http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/commstud/freespeech/cont/cases/morphed.html
DMCA: Digital Millennium Copyright Act
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
ICRA: Internet Content Rating Association
http://www.icra.org/sitelabel/
This is just the beginning of the acronym list. Please feel free to comment with acronyms you have found during your research.
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