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Multiculturalism: Affirmative or Negative Action?

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)

Sex and the Library. Confirmed by the Research: There is Sex in the Library [and] Alt.sex: Detour off the Information Highway [and] Sex in Public (Libraries): An Historical Sampler of What Every Librarian Should Know [and] Mission Position: Censorship in the Corporate Library [and] Hard Cases: Some Issues Concerning the First Amendment's Protection of Free Speech and Free Press [and] Subtle Censors: Collection Development in Academic Libraries.

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Bracy, 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

Developing Library and Information Center Collections. Fourth Edition. Library and Information Science Text Series.

Evans, G. Edward – 2000

This fourth edition of the standard work on library centers addresses the challenges of electronic publishing, and puts issues of collection development into perspective. It provides students and practitioners with a broad understanding of the collection development process. Each chapter has been expanded and updated. The chapters are: (1)…

Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Censorship, Electronic Publishing, Government Publications