Censorship: Confronting the Sound of Silence (Library Issues).

Person, Diane

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ERIC Number: EJ571716

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Publication Date: 1998

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Censorship: Confronting the Sound of Silence (Library Issues).

Person, Diane

Journal of Children's Literature, v24 n1 p118-21 Spr 1998

Examines aspects of censorship that professional educators do not usually acknowledge--a silent, self-imposed censorship. Asks at what point book selection policy becomes a means to justify rejecting the purchase or provide for the removal of specific titles from the bookshelves. Suggests a solution: a written selection policy at the school and district levels. (RS)

Descriptors: Censorship, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Library Collection Development, Library Policy, Reading Material Selection, School Libraries

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: Issues in Selection and Evaluation of Children's Literature. Published by the Children's Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English, Evelyn Freeman, co-editor, School of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, 333 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High St, Columbus, OH 43210.