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"An Absolute Prerequisite": The Importance of User Privacy and Trust in Maintaining Academic Freedom at the Library
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Sutlieff, Lisa; Chelin, Jackie – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2010
This research investigated the importance of user-library trust in ensuring vital freedom of inquiry in academic libraries, exploring its strength through comparison with attitudes towards the National Identity Card Scheme (NICS) within the various libraries of a large UK university. An online survey of students and interviews with librarians…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Academic Freedom, Student Attitudes, Academic Libraries
Information Ethics for Librarians and Librarianship.
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Murgai, Sarla – 1999
This paper focuses on ethics for librarians and library science in the age of electronic information. First outlined is the "public relations nightmare" that the Internet is creating for the administrators and the library staff. It is suggested that libraries pick a common sense approach that involves the library staff and community and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Copyrights, Ethics
Special Libraries and Diversity: Ethical Considerations.
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Strife, Mary L. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Considers ethical issues faced by special libraries concerning access to information and the needs of clients, the organization, and society. Topics discussed include collection development policies; physical access; user fees; organizational loyalty versus intellectual freedom; social responsibility; and personal values. (Contains 10 references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Ethics, Information Needs, Intellectual Freedom
Institutional Policy Issues for Providing Public Internet Access.
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Cordell, Rosanne M.; Wootton, Nancy A. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
Considers policy formation for libraries providing Internet access to users. Topics include budget issues; staffing, including training; patron use, including time limits, downloading, and printing; library service and programs; legal issues, including intellectual freedom, copyright, and institutional liability; and sample policies available on…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Budgeting, Copyrights, Downloading
A Guide to Homeschooling for Librarians. Highsmith Press Handbook Series.
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
The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources. Second Edition. Library Science Text Series.
Van Orden, Phyllis J. – 1995
While the general principles and techniques of collection development can be applied to most libraries, the unique characteristics of each media program produce new and changing demands requiring flexibility and creativity. Concepts from curriculum theory, children's and adolescent literature, educational technology, and library science are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Educational Environment