Utah restricts EBSCO and tests the complaints
March 2017; September–October 2018 · Utah
By March 7, 2017, the Utah State Library and the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) had acknowledged concerns about content in an online library database.
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UETN's account says Senator Todd Weiler received an email on September 20, 2018 about an article the sender considered inappropriate for Utah students. He forwarded it, and it reached UETN staff that evening. Staff asked EBSCO to remove the article from the K–12 service. The board record does not name the email's author.
On September 21 or 22, 2018, UETN disabled its K–12 EBSCO links and left academic and public library services unchanged. UETN's account says Saturday, September 22. A librarian's contemporary account points to September 21.
On October 4, 2018, the Utah State Board of Education voted 8–6 to direct its UETN representative to request measures protecting students, followed by restoring access once that expectation was met.
On October 19, 2018, the governing board voted to restore Utah's K–12 EBSCO links with additional restrictions.
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Who and what is involved
- Institutions
- UETN; Utah State Library; USBE
- People and recorded roles
- Todd Weiler; Peck; Boyack; Carol Lear; Colleen Eggett; Michelle Boulter
- Organizations, bodies and vendors
- UETN; UEN; EBSCO; USBE
- Laws, rules and procedures
- Board motions
- Products and information systems
- Filtered K–12 EBSCO service
Sources (9)
- D016Archived UEN notice: Concerns about EBSCO Content (opens in a new window)
- D017UETN account of the September complaint (opens in a new window)
- D018September 22 UEN notice: Some EBSCO Content Removed (opens in a new window)
- D019Peter Bromberg’s account (archived copy) (opens in a new window)
- D020UETN October 1 meeting record (opens in a new window)
- D021USBE October 4 minutes, pages 14–16 (saved copy) (opens in a new window)
- D022Saved PDF: USBE October 4 minutes, pages 14–16 (opens in a new window)
- D023UETN October 19 meeting record (opens in a new window)
- D024December 5 minutes approving the October 19 record (opens in a new window)
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Open question
Can original complaint and exact shutoff log be recovered?