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Gavryck, Jacquelyn; Peabody, Ruth – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1979
Discusses several topics to be considered in the formation of a library publications policy: types of publications, responsibility for them, intended audience, provision for updating contents, source of support staff, cataloging and copyright decisions, and procedural concerns. Includes a review of literature on the value of library handbooks and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Copyrights, Libraries, Library Policy
Peer reviewedBuck, Richard M. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses censorship of the arts and humanities in libraries. Highlights include statistics regarding school and school library challenges; reactions to controversial art in public places; Madonna's book "Sex" and the resulting protests; and what librarians can do, including materials selection policies. (LRW)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Fine Arts, Libraries
Comstock-Gay, Stuart – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1995
An explicit, nondiscriminatory code of conduct that is based on due process standards, and the enforcement of relevant laws can constitutionally address offensive behavior problems in libraries. (AEF)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Constitutional Law, Due Process
Uhler, Scott F.; Allison, Rinda Y. – Illinois Libraries, 1998
Examines the law for libraries, i.e. potential risks and liabilities of regulating, or not regulating, Internet access and use. Discusses the Communications Decency Act, use of filtering software, Internet policies, liability under local criminal statutes, ordinances for disseminating child pornography, obscene material, and hostile work…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedRusk, Mike – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2001
Discusses the vital role policy plays in the effective delivery of information services over the Internet, as well as the need to keep policies at a minimum so as not to impede users' creativity and imaginative powers when online. Provides four examples from community college libraries. (NB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computers
Peterson, Lorna – Library Journal, 1995
Defines multicultural groups, discusses the evolution of multiculturalism, analyzes the "one-third myth," which says that America will be one-third minority by the year 2000, discusses statistical multicultural theories, and reviews laws and regulations that provide equality in jobs and education. Also examines multicultural trends in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cultural Pluralism, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedBracy, Pauletta Brown, Ed.; And Others – North Carolina Libraries, 1995
Six articles address issues of censorship and sexuality in libraries. Highlights include: surveys of censorship in North Carolina, acceptable use policies for the Internet, perceptions of librarians' sexuality, the proprietary nature of corporate library holdings, contemporary views and interpretation of First Amendment rights, and collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Censorship, Corporate Libraries
Fjallbrant, Nancy, Ed. – IATUL Proceedings, 1985
Papers presented at an August 1984 international seminar on online user education include "Library Policies and Strategies in The Netherlands" (Chris J. van Wijk, The Netherlands); "Promotion and Marketing of Library Services" (Nancy Fjallbrant, Sweden); "Library Promotion by Computer" (Ian Malley, United Kingdom); "Library User Education and…
Descriptors: Database Producers, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
