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Peer reviewedNiosi, Andrea E. – Public Libraries, 1998
Examines issues related to selection and censorship in five public libraries in Southern California in order to document public librarians' selection practices and to determine whether library policy and procedure assist librarians when confronted with challenges from the community. Explores issues of self-censorship in selection and community…
Descriptors: Censorship, Community Influence, Library Material Selection, Library Policy
Peer reviewedRing, Daniel F.; And Others – Public Libraries, 1994
Discusses the mission of public libraries in light of the decision to purchase Madonna's book "Sex." Three viewpoints are presented: a critic of selection policies that are too broad in the name of intellectual freedom; the director of a small public library with a limited budget; and a library historian. (Contains 18 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Library Directors, Library Expenditures
