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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797103703321

Titolo

Intellectual freedom manual / / compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association ; Trina Magi, editor, Martin Garnar, assistant editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, [Illinois] : , : ALA Editions, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8389-1336-9

Edizione

[Ninth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Disciplina

025.2/130973

Soggetti

Libraries - Censorship - United States

Intellectual freedom - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intellectual Freedom Manual: Compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION AND USER'S GUIDE; PART I Intellectual Freedom and Libraries; Chapter 1: What Is Intellectual Freedom?; Chapter 2: Core Intellectual Freedom Documents of the American Library Association; Library Bill of Rights; Code of Ethics of the American Library Association; Questions and Answers on Enforcement of the Code of Ethics of the American Library Association; The Freedom to Read; Libraries: An American Value

Chapter 3: Creating Intellectual Freedom Policies for Your Library Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Policies, Regulations, and Procedures Affecting Access to Library Resources, Services, and Facilities; Creating Policy for Your Library-Collection Development and Resource Reconsideration; Creating Policy for Your Library-Internet Use; Creating Policy for Your Library-Use of Meeting Rooms and Exhibit Spaces; Creating Policy for Your Library-Privacy and Confidentiality; Creating Policy for Your Library-User Behavior and Library Use

Chapter 4: The Right to Receive Information:  Libraries, the First Amendment, and the Public Forum Doctrine PART II: Intellectual



Freedom Issues and Best Practices; Chapter 1: Access to Library Resources and Services; ISSUE AT A GLANCE; OFFICIAL ALA POLICY STATEMENTS; Access to Digital Information, Services, and Networks; Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sexual Orientation; Economic Barriers to Information Access; Intellectual Freedom Principles for Academic Libraries; Prisoners' Right to Read

Restricted Access to Library Materials Services to Persons with Disabilities; The Universal Right to Free Expression; A DEEPER LOOK; The Law Regarding Access to the Library: User-Behavior Rules; Chapter 2: Censorship,Challenged Resources, and Internet Filtering; ISSUE AT A GLANCE; OFFICIAL ALA POLICY STATEMENTS; Challenged Resources; Expurgation of Library Resources; A DEEPER LOOK; How to Respond to Challenges and Concerns about Library Resources; Request for Reconsideration of Library Resources; Engaging with Organized Groups; The Law Regarding Access to Library Resources: Removal of Materials

Internet Filtering and Intellectual Freedom Part 1: Do I Have to Use an Internet Filter in My Library?; Part 2: Do Filters Really Work?; Part 3: How Does Filtering Affect Intellectual Freedom?; Part 4: What Are School Libraries Doing?; Chapter 3: Children and Youth; ISSUE AT A GLANCE; OFFICIAL ALA POLICY STATEMENTS; Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors; Access to Resources and Services in the School Library; Minors and Internet Activity; A DEEPER LOOK; Intellectual Freedom and Young People; The Law Regarding Minors' First Amendment Rights to Access Information

Chapter 4: Collection Development and Management

Sommario/riassunto

This must-have tool will help librarians ensure that institutions of all kinds remain beacons of intellectual freedom.