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Leon, S. J. – Library Journal, 1973
The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Philadelphia SRRT has surveyed the handling of controversial materials in twelve libraries. Public, university, and college libraries, are discussed in terms of which controversial titles they have and what is allowed to circulate. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Censorship, Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Material Selection
Harvey, James A. – 1970
The main subject headings into which this bibliography is divided are: (1) Principles of Intellectual Freedom, (2) Practice of Intellectual Freedom; (3) Defense and Support of the Library Bill of Rights; (4) Censorship, the Law and Obscenity; (5) Activities Related to Intellectual Freedom and (6) Intellectual Freedom and Censorship in Related…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Bibliographies, Censorship, Civil Liberties
Pinnell-Stephens, June – American Libraries, 1999
Explains libraries' roles in protecting intellectual freedom. Outlines these faulty impressions: librarians endorse the content of their collections; "everyone" agrees on controversial material; representation of all viewpoints means equal numbers; and denial of reconsideration requests indicates librarians don't take challenges seriously.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Information Policy, Intellectual Freedom
Download full textWismer, Donald – 1986
The materials selection policy of the public services division of the Maine State Library analyzes the statutory language under which the library operates, and incorporates the requirements of that language into a broader framework of demand, collection quality, and long term value. Collection development is discussed by Dewey class, followed by…
Descriptors: Censorship, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedClyde, Laurel A.; Lobban, Marjorie – School Libraries Worldwide, 2001
Describes how well libraries meet the needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people. Highlights include fiction resources of school and public libraries; mechanisms used to identify and locate relevant novels and picture books; research on patterns of fiction holdings; and the effects of censorship and legislative pressures. (Contains 56…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bisexuality, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Liggett, Joanna M. – 1993
A survey was conducted to gather data about Ohio's prison libraries and the librarians who are responsible for them. These libraries are areas of challenge and opportunity for librarians, and there will be continued growth in this field as more and more prisons are built. However, few professionals are aware of the concerns and challenges facing…
Descriptors: Censorship, Financial Support, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians
Callison, Daniel – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
The first part of a two-part review of research related to school library media collections summarizes studies with implications for budgets and collection size, the selection process, collection policies, and the librarian as censor. A table compares data on holdings and expenditures for schools providing high-level library service with national…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians
