What is NCIPA?
The Neighborhood Children’s Internet Protection Act (NCIPA) sets guidelines for a library’s “policy of Internet safety”. This policy must address: “(I) access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet and World Wide Web; (II) the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications; (III) unauthorized access, including so-called ‘hacking’, and other unlawful activities by minors online; (IV) unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal identification information regarding minors; and (V) whether the school or library, as the case may be, is employing hardware, software, or other technological means to limit, monitor, or otherwise control or guide Internet access by minors”.
