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Willems, Harry – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Argues that Internet filters are censorship tools that rob librarians of their materials selection responsibility. Six factors that make filters unacceptable are listed. The discussion covers pornography; filter improvements; proposals and solutions; ALA (American Library Association) Bill of Rights to Electronic Information; and library policy…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Computer Software, Decision Making
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
Cornog, Martha – Library Journal, 1993
Discusses challenges to sexual materials in libraries and suggests ways to fight against censorship. Topics addressed include gay and lesbian materials; access by children and young adults; public relations programs; possible responses; selection and reconsideration policies; and the library's role in the democratic process. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Censorship, Children
Brostrom, David C. – 1995
This book is a guide to providing library resources and services that support homeschooling. The first section contains an overview of the homeschooling movement, statistics that show a nationwide trend toward this form of education, and an examination of the motivations, philosophies and educational styles of homeschoolers. The second section…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Home Schooling, Information Sources
Peer reviewedVisser, Michelle – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2003
Discusses issues of identifying, storing, handling, and providing access to rare books and materials in institutions without special collections departments. Suggests that although many community colleges do not collect rare materials, they may nonetheless be in possession of books that are rare and that should receive special care. (ontains four…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, College Libraries, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedCurry, Ann – Library & Information Science Research, 1994
Examines questions of censorship based on a study of the novel "American Psycho" and a survey of Canadian public libraries that investigated selection policies and the circulation of controversial titles. Highlights include previous research, Canadian laws regarding freedom of information, role of the chief librarian, and the role of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Censorship, Fiction, Foreign Countries
