grapples with Internet By Catherine Barr Contributing Wr CENSORSHIP or sens ty? Should West Vancouver's memorial library control the flow of information from the Internet? “Ive never seen a pornographic movie before. but | have aw,” said Arline Phillips. The West Vancouver resident says she was shocked ta see a young man using the library’s computer equipment to acc sexually explicit material. Chief fibranan Ann Goodhart is aware that the problem ex “The Internet,” she said, “is causing interesting new chal- lenges for libraries.” The librarv’s mission is, “to bring the wort formation, ideas and culture to the entire community.” Ir alse claims to be, “not responsible for the accuracy, timeliness or appropriateness of the material available through the Internet.” Guodhart says that due to che Internet's ability to secure access to such a broad range of information, it has become a case of taking the good with the bad. “lt brings in things we never would’ve selected,” she said. The three Internet workstations in the library’s adult areas do not have content restrictions. However, the library has installed a software filter on the workstation located in the youth department. It will restrict access to certain sites based on a pre-selected list of words and phrases. ’ Goodhart says that even this measure is not foolproof. She «Says the filicr will still not catch everything. It can restrict access to useful information. “The filter car: screen out institutions like Middlesex College or places like Sussex,” she said. She also savs the library is playing a game of catch-up when it comes to the kids. “One kid actually deleted the filter. We were running around trying to put it back on.” Calling the Internet “a phenomenal resource,” Goodhart supports its use. “We're trying to be responsible, but it's cer- ~ tainly not responsible to not offer the Internet.” The library says anyone found accessing illegal Internet material will be asked to stop immediately. Province analyse Lions Gate traffic By Robert Galster News Reporter rebert@nsnews.com AN exhaustive study of commuter traffic pat- terns on the Lions Gate Bridge is under- way. But the results of the $450,000 survey won’t be known for two months. Two weeks ago, 4 ques- tionnaire asking Lower Mainland motorists to track their commuting habits was mailed out to 75,000 house- “holds. &ccording to John Doyle, communications manager for the Lions Gate Project, approximately 10,000 responses have been mailed back. “We've now got the ques- tion out to the public,” said B.C.A.A. - A.R.A. APPROVED CENTRE Dovle. “Now it’s a matter of analyzing that data.” Ae said the preliminary results of the study will be available in November while the final analysis should be complete by February. Meanwhile, the provincial government is seeking expres- sions of interest from parties interested in submitting a design proposal for a future Lions Gate crossing. The deadline for those submissions is Oct 23. Three parties will be selected and subsequently asked tc submit design pro- posals by the end of November, The winning pro- posal, said Duyle, will be cho- sen by the spring of 1998. All Proposals are to follow the existing alignment of the bridge and should allow for four lanes of traffic, said ALL MAKE COILISION REPAIRS “UFETIMME GUARANTEE” Alternative transportation arranged TALKING Estimates + YELLOW PAG 1299-900 no Consultation riaisis. 985-7455 . : * -b Wednesday, September 17. 1997 — North Shore News - 15 7 RNMOTIVE COOLING TECHNICIANS aorly momtained SERVICE L758 ¢ -B.C.A.A.- A.R.A. & GOVT. APPROVE