Locked in Conversation: The College Library Collection and the Pluralist Society.

Houbeck, Robert L., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ459948

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Locked in Conversation: The College Library Collection and the Pluralist Society.

Houbeck, Robert L., Jr.

Journal of Library Administration, v17 n2 p99-131 1992

Describes a study of conservative and liberal journals that was conducted to determine whether academic libraries have been developing balanced collections in these areas. Issues of censorship and bias in collection development are discussed; and the influence of abstracting/indexing availability and journal age on selection are considered. (12 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Abstracting, Academic Libraries, Bias, Censorship, Conservatism, Higher Education, Indexing, Liberalism, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Periodicals, Political Attitudes, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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