New Access Type

When registering customers we have had 2 choices for ‘Access Type’ : filtered or unfiltered Internet.  As of today there is now a 3^rd choice: No Internet.  This option should only be used when a parent or guardian requests it.

So, here are the abbreviations and associated types:

ffltr - Fresno Filtered Internet

fnoflt - Fresno Unfiltered Internet

fnoint - Fresno no Internet -NEW

Until the library card application is changed, please ask if the customer you are registering wants Internet access for the card you are creating, and use the appropriate access type.


rev. 5/2018

Access Type Field in Borrower's Record

The borrower record contains a field called: Access Type with two possible options for Fresno patrons:

> fnoflt - Fresno Unfiltered Internet (for borrowers 18+)
> ffltr - Fresno Filtered Internet (for borrowers under 18)

Access Type determines which type of filtering is applied for that borrower.  We must abide by the CIPA (Child Internet Protection Act) rules, and therefor borrowers under 18 must be filtered.  We use filtering software, and the company we use sets the filtering categories.  If a customer disputes a website being blocked, you may send a request to have the site unblocked via the message that appears on the screen.