A preliminary activity helps students learn that there are situations that require restrictions on freedom of speech. Students are then asked to imagine themselves as members of a Library Selection Committee charged with reviewing library materials which will be purchased by their school for the next year. (RM)

Examines the background of and the issues raised by the Supreme Court case "Pico v Island Trees Union Free School District." Presents both the Court's majority opinion that a school board's authority to remove library books on ideological grounds is subject to constitutional limits and the views of dissenting justices. (MM)

Evaluates definitions of sexual harassment adopted by undergraduate institutions for use in grievance procedures and policy statements and analyzes their purpose, range, and effect. Explores ways of improving these definitions and suggests that a definition must be flexible and should reflect the victim's perspective. (Author/MJL)

Argues that while the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 appears to reverse the "Zurcher v. Stanford Daily" decision, loopholes may permit some newsroom searches. (FL)

Reading habits as private or public affairs are discussed in this essay concerning the application of the right of privacy to library circulation records. Several related court cases and library exemptions granted by state legislatures in 17 states are noted. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)

This essay discusses the Moral Majority's tactics, political goals, and textbook and reading material viewpoints with regard to their effect on public and school libraries. Twelve references are provided. (EJS)

A group of higher educators is beginning to assume their intellect grants them moral superiority in political controversies. At Franklin and Marshall College, these educators attempted to prevent Ambassador Jeane Kirpatrick from receiving an honorary degree. (AM)

Presents annotations of 21 documents in the ERIC system on the following subjects: (1) theory of freedom of speech; (2) theorists; (3) research on freedom of speech; (4) broadcasting and freedom of speech; and (5) international questions of freedom of speech. (PD)

The government of West Germany has interfered with academic freedom in a limited number of cases. The practice of checking political profiles of university appointees is being abandoned. The real dangers to academic freedom are to be found within the academic community. (AM)

Discusses the Unesco Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials (the Florence Agreement), enacted in 1953, which facilitates the free flow of information among countries and cultures. (FL)

Describes some of the problems high school journalists face and suggests a series of safeguards that can be built into a system composed of a policy statement, a publications board, and an appeals process. (JL)

Relates Fred Friendly's thoughts about First Amendment rights and responsibilities and his book, "Minnesota Rag," which examines the First Amendment against the backdrop of the "Near v. Minnesota" case. (HOD)

Notes that although it has been cited in numerous cases, state and federal courts have been reluctant to adopt the neutral reporting doctrine since its announcement in 1977. (FL)

Explores complexities of book controversies in Canadian schools. Canada lacks clear guidelines for addressing issues of schools and religion and an authoritative codification of fundamental human rights; thus Canadians fighting censorship must do so ad hoc. (WD)

An informal survey of university editors on the question of whether they have editorial freedom--within their own definitions--is described. They were asked whether they had complete editorial freedom, how extensive pressures were from constituents, and what protection they had if their editorial freedom were threatened. (MLW)