Accuracy in the Media. 1275 K St. NW, Suite 1150, Washington, D.C. 20005. Phone: 2-371-6710.

A conservative watchdog organization, AIM researches public complaints regarding factual errors attributable to the news media. It requests that such errors be corrected in public. AIM publishes the AIM Report (bimonthly) and a weekly syndicated newspaper column.

Alliance for Public Technology. Washington, D.C. Contact person: Ruth Holder. Phone: 202-408-1403. Fax: 202-408-1134. Website: http://www.ari.net/dfc/dfc/member.htm (available as a link).

Founded in 1989, APT is a nonprofit coalition of public interest groups and individuals whose goal is to foster broad access to affordable, usable information and communication services and technology. Its members (totaling 300 as of late 1997) span traditional professional and disciplinary boundaries, and include representatives of education, health care, rural and urban communities, individual with disabilities, minority and ethnic groups, consumer advocacy groups, and other concerned with the public interest.

American Booksellers Association Foundation for Free Expression. P.O. Box 672, New York, NY 10113. Phone: 212-463-8450.

Established in June 1990 at the annual ABA convention, its mission is "to inform and educate booksellers, other members of the book industry, and the public about the deleterious effects of censorship; to actively promote and protect the free expression of ideas, particularly freedom in the choice of reading material." Perhaps its most notable activity has been the circulation of a poster/advertisement which includes a petition ballot and "An uncensored letter to America's readers," written by ABA president Ed Morrow and Walden Book Co. CEO Harry Hoffman. The open letter reads:

We believe attempts to censor the ideas to which we have

access--whether in books, magazines, plays works of art,

Founded in 1982 by Roger Baldwin, the ACLU maintains chapters in every state, in Washington, D.C., and on a number of college campuses. It advocates a literal interpretation of the First Amendment (i.e., no abridgement of freedom of speech, the press, etc.). The ACLU represents those whose First Amendment (and civil) rights have been violated, files many amicus curiae briefs which argue in favor of expanding civil liberties, and fights for legislative bills that advance civil liberties while opposing those that restrict them. It publishes the newsletter, Civil Liberties Alert (quarterly), and a variety of handbooks, public policy reports, project reports, civil liberties books, and pamphlets (the latter include a monograph on the Freedom of Information Act).

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. 1150 17th Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Phone: 202-862-5800.

A conservative think tank whose resident scholars include Robert Bork and Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick, AEI analyzes such issues as government regulation, religion, philosophy, and legal policy. Its basic premise is that the media possesses a liberal bias and, therefore, must be closely monitored. AEI's publications include books in addition to the bimonthly magazine the American Enterprise.

American Communications Association (ACA). Accessible as a link through HTTP Links to Non-Government Organizations: http://www.eff.org/groups.html

A national professional organization of scholars, students, and practitioners in the field communication studies, its site provides information regarding the ACA, a collection of materials concerned with communication law and First Amendment issues, resources for teaching and research in communication studies, and a reference resource page for scholars and activists.

American Family Association. P.O. Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS 38803. Phone: 601-844-5036.

The organization has long spearheaded Reverend Donald Wildmon's anti-pornography crusade, frequently advocating boycotts of sponsors of television programs deemed "anti-Christian," motel chains screening R-rated films, funding for the National Endowment of the Arts, and blasphemous films and video clips. The AFA often works through such offshoots and affiliates as the National Federation for Decency and CLeaR-TV (Christian Leaders for Responsible Television).

American Library Association. 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Website address: http://www.ala.org Phone: 312-944-6780.

ALA supports intellectual freedom and free access to libraries and information resources through five divisions: the Office for Intellectual Freedom, the Intellectual Freedom Committee, the Freedom to Read Foundation, the Intellectual Freedom Round Table, and the Staff Committee for Mediation, Arbitration and Inquiry. The OIF is responsible disseminating information to both its own membership and the general populace via the sponsorship of educational programs, the establishment of links with other organizations, and publishing activities. Notable examples of the latter include the Intellectual Freedom Manual, the bi-monthly Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, pamphlets, journal articles, posters, and the annually updated Banned Books Week Resource Kit.

The IFC, comprised of prominent librarians and other intellectual freedom experts serving rotating terms on a volunteer basis, focuses on the development of policy statements relating to censorship. Since its inception in 1940, it has created--and modified when necessary--such documents as the Library Bill of Rights, the Freedom to Read Statement, the Statement on Labeling, and the Expurgation of Materials Statement.

The Freedom to Read Foundation makes available legal defense assistance in key First Amendment cases concerned with the right of librarians to acquire and disseminate resource representing all points of view. Through its Leroy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund, the FRF can provide financial aid to librarians whose support of intellectual freedom has resulted in the loss of employment and/or the need for qualified legal advice.

The IFRT provides a forum for ALA members to discuss and stay abreast of developments relating to intellectual freedom. While meetings are generally confined to association conventions, IFRT personnel actively communicate via telephone, e-mail, and conventional mail service.

The Staff Committee for Mediation, Arbitration and Inquiry is responsible for evaluating specific cases where a librarian or educator's First Amendment rights have been violated. Empowered by the Program of Action for Media, Arbitration and Inquiry, the Staff Committee can send a site evaluation team to libraries or other institution where a abuse complaint has been filed. The visiting team gathers information regarding the alleged rights violation and then compiles a report with the Staff Committee. If the Staff Committee determines in favor of the complainant, blacklisting of the institution in question may well result.

ALA also maintains three web sites concerned with intellectual freedom issues: Library Bill of Rights; Access to Electronic Informtion, Services and Networks - An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights; and ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom.

Association of Online Professionals. 6096 Franconia Road, Suite D, Alexandria, VA 2210. Phone: 703-924-5800. Fax: 703-924-5801. Website address: http://www.aop.org/ Contact: webmaster.

The AOP focuses on providing information relating to online information access. Its website includes the following links: Fact Sheet, Join AOP, Resources, Publications, Conferences, News, AOP Code, Newsletter, Benefits, Legislation, and Membership.

Association of Research Libraries. Contact person: Prue Adler. Phone: 202-296-2296. Fax: 202-872-0884. Website: http://www.ari.net/dfc/dfc/member.htm (available as a link).

Instituted in 1932, ARL is a nonprofit group of many of the largest and most comprehensive research libraries (120 in all as of late 1997) in the United States and Canada. Members include university libraries; large, research oriented public libraries; and selected government libraries. Its mission is to identify and influence forces affecting the future of research librarie in the processing of scholarly communication. The programs and services promote equitable access to, and effective use of, recorded knowledge in support of teaching, research, scholarship, and community services.

The Blue Ribbon Campaign for Online Free Speech. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Website address: http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html. Questions should be sent to ask@eff.org.

The EFF, in concert with other civil liberties groups, recommends the wearing or graphic display of a blue ribbon to show support for free speech. The site provides relevant news updates in addition to providing a list of blue ribbon pages. Links are also provided for the following legislative and legal information: full text of the Communications Decency Amendment (CDA) of the 1996 Telecommunication Act and appended analysis by the EFF; the EFF Internet Censorship Legislation Archive; and the EFF CDA Legal Challenge Archive.

Cato Institute. 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Phone: 202-842-0200. FAX: 202-842-3490.

A libertarian public policy research foundation dedicated to promoting limited government, individual political liberty, and free-market economics, the Institute publishes the bimonthly Policy Report and the periodic Cato Journal.

Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Website address: http://www.cdt.org/cda.html

The CDT functions as information dissemination hub for online intellectual freedom, with a particular emphasis on undermining the Communications Decency Act and related legislation. The organization strongly recommends that its constituents become active involved in the political process.

Center on Information Technology Accommodation (CITA). Accessible as a link through HTTP Links to Non-Government Organizations: http://www.eff.org/groups.html

A clearinghouse dedicated to making information systems accessible to the widest possible range of users. It is particularly committed to ensuring that the NII can be navigated by users possessing disabilities.

Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition. Website address: http://www.ciec.org/

The CIEC is comprised of a broad group of Internet users, library groups, publishers, online service providers, and civil liberties groups committed to the First Amendment and the future of free expression in the Information Age. Its website includes the following sections: Contribute to CIEC, CIEC Events, Background on the Net Free Speech Issue, Resources for Parents, Search, About CIEC, and selected news briefs.

The Coalition for Networked Information. Accessible as a link through Http Links to Non-Government Organizations: http://www.eff.org/groups.html

The joint project of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE, and EDUCOM promotes the creation of and access to information resources in networked environments to enrich scholarship and enhance intellectual productivity.

The Commercial Internet eXchange Assoc. (CIX). Accessible as link through HTTP Links to Non-Government Organizations: http://www/eff.org/groups.html

A trade association of Internet Service Providers who, with the exception of ISP-related regulatory-issues lobbying, have worked to defeat Internet censorship bills.

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR). P.O. Box 717, Palo Alto, CA 94302: Sunnyside Computing, Inc. Website address: http://snyside.sunnyside.com/home/ Phone: (415) 322-3778. Fax: (415) 322-4748.

CPSR, a public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others interested in the sociopolitical implications of automation technology, is committed to a two-pronged program: (1) as technical experts, the group provides the public and policymakers with realistic assessments of the power, promise, and limitations of computer technology; and (2) as an aggregate of concerned citizens, it directs public attention to critical choices regarding computer applications as well as how those choices affect society. The site includes links to the following areas: Basic Information About CPSR, Media Inquiries, Current Hot Topics, Program Areas, New Developments within CPSR, Local Chapters and International Contacts, Links, Publications, Events, and ListServs and Electronic Archives.

The Conservative Link. Website address: http://tcl.cgx.com/

Functions as an online gateway to Conservative websites. Links include The Index--a search engine for Conservative/Chistian organizations on the Internet, Conservative Links, Conservatism F.A.Q., Entertainer Profiles, Liberal Lies, Liberal Links, TCL Feedback, and Founding Documents.

Consumer Project on Technology. Contact person: Jamie Love. Phone: 202-387-8030. Fax: 202-234-5176. Website: http://www.ari.net/dfc/dfc/member.htm (availale as a link).

The CPT was created by Ralph Nader in 1995 to investigate consumer issues presented by new technologies, including information technologies. It has faciliated debates over the need for open architecture, common carriage, concentration and cross-ownership rules for telecommunications networks, pricing of residential ISDN telecommunications services, privacy of medical records stored in computer formats, and antitrust and privacy concerns related to Microsoft Windows 95. CPT is also engaged in research on a wide range of intellectual propoerty issues, with an interest in the public's rights to fair use of copyrighted material, the assignment of intellectual property rights for government information and government funded research and development, and the creation of ethical policies for intellectual property rights on health care technologies.

Creative Coalition of Artists. Accessible as a link through HTTP Links to Non-Government Organizations: http://www.eff.org/groups.html

A community of artists working for freedom of expression on online services and the Internet.

Digital Future Coalition. P.O. Box 7679, Washington, D.C. 20007-7679. Website address: http://www.ari.net/dfc/ e-mail: dfc@alawash.org Phone: 202-628-6048. Fax: 202-628-8419.

Representing over two million Americans, the DFC is comprised of leading business, library, educational, consumer, and technology organizations committed to international copyright law and policy that rewards and promotes creativity. Its site includes the following sections: About DFC, DFC Members and Links (38 total), International Info and Wipo Treaties, Issues and Proposals, Press Releases, News Artices, Key Letters and Documents, Domestic Legislation, Consumer Issues, and Resources.

Eagle Forum. P.O. Box 618, Alton, IL 62002. Phone: 618-462-5415. Founded by Phyllis Schlafly, the group came into prominence for its opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment. A Christian group promoting a traditional interpretation of morality and family values as revealed in the Bible, The Eagle Forum's program is staunchly pro-life, anti-sex education, and aligned with the PMRC in fighting what it perceives to be the excesses of pop music concerts and song lyrics. It publishes the Phyllis Schlafly Report, a monthly newsletter articulating the organization's prime concerns, as well as the periodic Newsletter.

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Contact person: Lori Fena. Phone: 415-436-9333. Fax: 415-433-9333.

The EFF was founded in July 1990 to ensure that civil liberties, notably privacy and freedom of expression, are protected as new communications technologies emerge. The organization has assisted in civilizing the electronic frontier; in rendering it useful and beneficial not just to a technical elite, but to everyone; and in maintaining our society's highest traditions of the freedom and open flow of information and communication.

EFF Action Alerts - Local, State, Non-US & Global. Website addresses: ftp.eff.org/pub/Alerts/ gopher.eff.org, 1/Alerts http://www.eff.org/pub/Alets

This EFF-maintained electronic journal provides news briefs regarding Internet censorship around the world. Also includes Links to Related EFF On-Site Resources and Links to Related Off-Site Resources.

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). 666 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20003. Website address: http://www.epic.org/ e-mail: info@epic.org Contact person: Marc Rotenberg. Phone: 202-544-9240. Fax: 202-547-5482.

EPIC is a public interest research center instituted in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, First Amendment rights, and constitutional values. A project of the Fund for Constitutional Government, EPIC coordinates its activities with the London-based human rights group, Privacy International, and is a member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign and the Internet Privacy Coalition. The site is divided into the following sections: Latest News, EPIC Resources, EPIC Policy Archives, and About EPIC. Links within the Resources section include the EPIC Alert (newsletter), EPIC Bookstore, Former Secrets (scanned images of previously classified government documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act), EPIC's Online Guide to Legislation, EPIC's Online Guide to Practical Privacy Tools (information on anonymous remailers, surfing the net anonymously, and how to get PGP, RSA SecurPC, and other encryption programs), and EPIC's Online Guide to Privacy Resources (best sites, newsletters, conferences, and organizations on and off the net).

The Ethical Spectacle.

Provides two sites: ACLU vs. Reno--The Case to Overturn the CDA, and Internet Censorship FAQ.

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting. 130 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001. Phone: 212-633-6700. Fax: 212-727-7668. Website address: http://www.igc.org/fair/

FAIR is a media watch group proporting to offer well-documented criticism as part of an effort to correct media bias and imbalance. It focuses attention on the narrow corporate ownership of the press, the media's allegiance to official agendas, and their insensitivity to women, labor, minorities, and other public interest constituencies. FAIR seeks to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating greater media pluralism and the inclusion of public interest voices in national debates. In addition to expose material, the website includes news of FAIR projects and links to more information about the organization.

Family Research Council. Website address: http://www.pathfinder.com Phone: 800-225-4008.

Dedicated to terminating the distribution of cyberporn to minors. Links include Digital Paulse, Main Poliitcs Menu, Net Politics Page, and Bulletin Boards.

First Amendment Congress. 1445 Market Street, Suite 320, Denver, CO 80202. Phone: 303-820-5688.

The organization considers a free press not to be the special prerogative of journalists, but rather a basic right that leads to responsive government. Its activities are geared to establishing a dialogue between the media and citizenry, encouraging better education in schools regarding the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and generating greater public support against governmental efforts to restrict citizens' to information. It publishes the First Amendment Congress Newsletter, brochures, booklets, and educational materials.

First Amendment Cyber-Tribune (FACT). Website address: http://w3.trib.com/FACT/1st.censor.alert.html

The electronic journal provides a regularly updated censorship alert which cites recent or ongoing censoring attempts, arranged by state. Sources are wide-ranging, including news wire services, newspapers, professional association newsletters, and grassroots intellectual freedom advocacy groups.

Focus on the Family. 801 Corporate Center Drive, Pomona, CA 91768. Phone: 714-620-8500.

FOF is a leading advocate of "family values" as well as a host of other evangelical causes, including pro-life, school prayer, and creationism. Its influential monthly magazine, Focus on the Family Citizen, is frequently critical of rock recordings, comic books, television programs, films, and school textbooks.

Fund for Free Expression. 485 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Phone: 212-972-8400.

An organization of journalists, writers, editors, publishers, and concerned citizens working to preserve freedom of expression worldwide, the fund's publications include Off Limits: Censorship and Corruption and Restricted Subjects: Freedom of Expression. It also serves as the U.S. sponsor for the Index on Censorship, a British tool documenting intellectual freedom violations around the world.

The Heritage Foundation. 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002. Phone: 202-546-4400.

A public policy institute dedicate to the principles of free, competitive enterprise, limited government, individual liberty, and a strong national defense, the foundation takes the stance that U.S. security concerns justify limiting the media. Its position paper, "Why National Security Concerns and the First Amendment Are Not Compatible," amplifies this outlook. The foundation also publishes a weekly bulletin, Backgrounder; a monthly journal, Policy Review; and a large number of books and research studies.

Home Recording Rights Coalition. Contact persons: Ruth Rogers (Phone: 202-778-8088. Fax: 202-778-8087); Bob Schwartz (Phone: 202-778-8081. Fax: 202-778-8128). Website: http://www.ari.net/dfc/dfc/member.htm (available as a link).

Formed in 1981 in response to a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that time-shift videotaping of television broadcasts constituted copyright infringement, the HRRC represents a coalition of consumers, consumer groups, associations, retailers, and consumer electronics manufacturers dedicated to preserving the right to purchase and use home audio and video recording products for non-commercial purposes.

Justice on Campus Project. Carnegie Mellon University. Website address: http://joc.mit.edu/-joc/

An informal online collaboration of writers, students, and persons concerned with campus free speech, the Justice on Campus Project's mission is to preserve free expression and due process rights at universities. The organization's online archive includes sections on: Speech Codes and Charges, Censorship Threats, Indecency Lawsuits, About Justice on Campus, Carnegie Mellon Sexual Harassment Policy, Other Documents and References, and Resources on the Net.

Morality in Media. 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 239, Nw York, NY 10115. Phone: 212-870-3222. Fax: 212-870-2765.

The organization is committed to educating and organizing the public in support of strongly worded decency laws; it has instituted an annual "turn off the TV" day to protest offensive programming in that medium. Its publications include Morality in Media Newsletter and the Obscenity Law Bulletin (bimonthly).

National Coalition Against Censorship. 275 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Phone: 212-807-6222. Fax: 212-807-6245.

Opposed to censorship in any form, NCAC attempts to educate the public regarding the dangers of undercutting the First Amendment right to free speech. It publishes Censorship News (5x/year) and various reports (e.g., "The Sex Panic: Women, Censorship, and 'Pornography'").

National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families. 800 Compton Road, Suite 9224, Cincinnati, OH 45231. Phone: 513-521-6227. Formerly: National Coalition Against Pornography.

Comprised of business, religious, and civic leaders who feel feel there is a connection between pornography and violence, the organization encourages the public to support the enforcement of obscenity laws and to shut down pornography outlets in their respective neighborhoods. Its publications include Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, The Mind Polluters, and Pornography: A Human Tragedy.

National Coalition on Television Violence. 33290 W. 14 Mile Road, Suite 498, West Bloomfield,, MI 48322. Phone: 810-489-3177.

An educational and research organization committed to decreasing the amount of violence on television and in the cinema, it sponsors speakers and seminars in addition to publishing ratings and reviews relating to films and TV programs. NCTV concentrates on measuring the frequency of violence on television. The wealth of statistics generated by the organization, however, lack context; the implication is that all violence is created equal. Its agenda consists of undermining those programs in which violence plays a part. The coalition produces reports, educational materials, and the NCTV Journal.

The National Inititive For a Networked Cultural Heritage. Contact person: David Green. Phone: 202-296-5346. Fax: 202-872-0884. Website: http://www.ari.net/dfc/dfc/member.htm (available as a link).

NINCH focuses on the ability to digitalize all cultural material--works of literature, paintings, photographs, three-dimensional objects, film, and video--and make it available to all who have access to the internet. Digitizing cultural material is seen by the organization to be not only an effective means of documenting and preserving it, but also a device for providing direct and democratic access to the wealth of our creative past and present.

National Organization for Women. 1000 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Phone: 202-331-0066.

Although its social agenda is perceived as leftist in nature by many Americans, NOW often attacks materials which stereotype--or otherwise victimize--women. Many of its members continue to be torn between this agenda and their commitment to First Amendment ideals.

Parent Teacher Association. 700 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Phone: 312-787-0977.

While opposed to censorship at the national level, the PTA has sometimes attacked various forms of popular culture, most notably rock music lyrics.

Parents Alliance to Protect Our Children. 44 E. Tacoma Avenue, Latrobe, PA 15650. Phone: 412-459-9076.

The alliance advocates censorship where traditional family values appear to be threatened. It advocates the inclusion of Christian teachings in school textbooks as well as the labeling of recordings containing offensive lyrics. It has published a number position papers, including "Censorship and Education" and "Ratings-Labels on Recordings and Videos."

Parents Music Resource Center. 1500 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209. Phone: 703-527-9466.

Instituted in 1984 by the wives of prominent politicians and businessmen in the Washington, D.C. area, the PMRC has continued to lobby for "consumer information" regarding popular music recordings perceived to have objectionable song lyrics. Its most notable accomplishment has been to convince the music industry to implement a warning label system for record releases.

PEN American Center. 568 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Phone: 212-334-1660. Fax: 212-334-2181.

The American branch of a worldwide organization of poets and playwrights, editors and essayists, and novelists, its Freedom to Write Committee directs letter-writing campaigns on behalf of writers across the globe who have been censored and/or imprisoned. It publishes a Newsletter (quarterly) and Freedom-to-Write Bulletin.

People for the American Way. 2000 M Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036. Contact persons: Jill Lesser (Phone: 202-467-2308. Fax: 202-293-2672); Jim Hermes (Phone: 202-467-2346. Main office: 202-467-4999. Fax: 202-293-2672). Website address: http://www.pfaw.org/

A nonpartisan constitutional liberties organization, the PAW and its Action Fund included some 300,000 members by late 1997. Through public education, litigation, and lobbying, it defends fundamental liberties, including freedom of speech, civil rights, religious liberty, and the right to privacy; protects an independent judiciary; fights extremism and bigotry; neutralizes censorship; and encourages citizen participation on behalf of these issues. It distributes educational materials, leaflets, and brochures and publishes the annual Attacks on the Freedom to Learn. Website sections include PFAW E-Mail Distribution Lists, The Action Line, Elections, PFAW News, Free Expression, Building Democracy, Equal Rights, Education, Religious Liberty, and About the Religious Right.

Platform for Internet Content Selection. Website address: http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/PICS/

PICS is an infrastructure for associating labels (metadata) with Internet content. It was originally designed to help parents and teachers control what children access on the Internet, but it also facilitates other uses for labels, including code signing, privacy, and intellectual property rights management. PICS is a platform on which other rating services and filtering software has been built; however, it does not endorse any particular product or provide product reviews. PICS maintains two electronic mailing lists for public use: PICS-info@w3.org (for announcements related to the PICS project) and PICS-ask@w3.org (where questions about the project can be sent). Website sections include: What's New, Table of Contents, Information for Web Site Authors, Information for Parents, Information for Schools and Employers, Information for the Media, Information for Developers, PICS Technical Specifications, Current Work, What others are saying about PICS, and Frequently Asked Questions.

Public Broadcasting System. 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone: 703-739-5000.

Despite a mandate "to reflect the community as a whole, in all its diversity," programming tends to reflect the interests of its primary funding sources: the federal government and corporations and foundations (viewer subscriptions are earmarked largely for station upkeep). Consequently, the vested interests of donors tend to dictate a centrist--or even conservative--spin on many programs. Left-of-center criticism of the status quo (and alternative points of view in general) are for-the-most-part discouraged by PBS management.

The Right Side of the Web. Website address: http://www.rtside.com/

Defining itself as a Town Hall Citizen Organization, The Right Side of the Web was established in March 1994 to counter the elements of economic socialism and cultural Marxism on the Internet. Includes a multitude of links: e.g., What's New, Index, Live Chats, Radio, Debate, Polls, Bookstore, Barely Inside the Beltway, The W Files, Give Us Feedback! And Interactive.

Society of American Archivists. Website: http://www.sri.net/dfc/dfc/member.htm (available as a link).

The SAA's objectives include cooperating with other professional organizations, developing training standards, and advancing archival administration. In 1990, its Council adopted a strategic plan to exert active leadership on significant archival issues while promoting high quality archival education programs, building effective coalitions, increasing public awareness of the value of archives, and advancing the identification, preservation and use of electronic records.

Tallahassee Free-Net. Florida State University Alumni Association. Michael Rouse, Library Freenet Director. Website address: http://www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/infreedom.html.

The organization provides links to information from all

perspectives regarding the issues of intellectual freedom, free speech, and censorship of the Internet. The site features two

main sections: "Documents," which lists legal cases, decisions, and suits as well as legislative acts (each entry cites the source for indexing and/or full text), and "Sites For and Against the Communications Decency Act." Users are encouraged to place additional links on the site.

United States Distance Learning Association. Contact person: Glenn Kessler. Phone: &03-361-4658. Fax: 703-335-1661. Website address: http://www.usdla.org.

The USDLA was formed to support the development and application of distance learning. It serves distance learning professionals in K-2 education, higher education, continuing education, corporate training, telemedicine, and military and government training.

Vancouver Progressive Homepages Clearinhouse. Accessible as a link through HTTP Links to Non-Government Organizations: http://www.eff.org/groups.html

An index of "progressive" activist organizations and resources on the Internet. It is also available as a hotlist of bookmarks.

Visual Resources Association. Website: http://www.ari.net/dfc/dfc/member.htm (available as a link).

VRA is a non-profit organization established to further research and education in the field of visual resources and to promote a spirit of cooperation among the members of the profession. Members include slide and photograph curators, film and video librarians, media professionals, photo archivists, slide and microform producers, rights and reproduction officials, photographers, art historians, and others concerned with visual materials.

Women Against Pornography. 358 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036. Phone: 212-307-5505.

A driving force behind the introduction of anti-pornography laws in Minneapolis and Indianapolis in the mid-1980s, WAP believes that First Amendment rights should not include materials which victimize women in any manner.

World Press Freedom Committee. c/o The Newspaper Center, 11660 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22091. Phone: 703-648-1000.

The organization monitors freedom of the press on an international level, speaking out "those who seek to deny truth in news and those who abuse newsmen." It has produced many articles and essays on censorship. most notably "A Missing Agenda" and "A Free Press Means Better Development."