LEADER 03655nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910451655503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8389-9841-0 010 $a0-8389-9919-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000345687 035 $a(EBL)289117 035 $a(OCoLC)171272447 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000191892 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11168225 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191892 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10186033 035 $a(PQKB)11027660 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3001592 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC289117 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3001592 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10194633 035 $a(OCoLC)929146107 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL289117 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000345687 100 $a20010302d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLibraries & democracy$b[electronic resource] $ethe cornerstones of liberty /$fNancy Kranich, editor 210 $aChicago $cAmerican Library Association$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8389-0808-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Historic and Theoretical Overview of the Role of Libraries and Democracy; Reconsidering Arsenals of a Democratic Culture: Balancing Symbol and Practice by Frederick Stielow; Imagining Fairness:Equality and Equity of Access in Search of Democracy by Jorge Reina Schement; Poverty, Democracy, and Public Libraries by Kathleen de la Peņa McCook; Part II: Libraries and Civil Society; Libraries and Civil Society by Joan C. Durrance, Karen Pettigrew, Michael Jourdan, and Karen Scheuerer; Civic Librarianship by Ronald B. McCabe 327 $aInformation Literacy for the Twenty-First-Century Citizen by Elizabeth L. (Betty) MarcouxPart III: Libraries, Technology, and Democracy; Libraries, the Internet, and Democracy by Nancy C. Kranich; The Library Internet Access Controversy and Democracy by Susan B. Kretchmer; Libraries, the New Media, and the Political Process by Nancy C. Kranich; Sex, Democracy, and Videotape by Randy Pitman; Part IV: Libraries Supporting Democratic Information 330 $aDuring World War II when the future of democracy was uncertain, Franklin D. Roosevelt described libraries as ''the great symbols of the freedom of the mind,'' ''essential to the functioning of a democratic society.'' Kranich begins this new collection of essays with Roosevelt's sentiment in mind. From Librarian of Congress, James Billington, to founding director of the Center for the Book, John Cole, the leading-edge information specialists of the day share their insights on the role libraries play in advancing democracy. One of the few institutions in the world where people have free access t 606 $aLibraries and society$zUnited States 606 $aLibraries and state$zUnited States 606 $aInformation policy$zUnited States 606 $aFreedom of information$zUnited States 606 $aInternet access for library users$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLibraries and society 615 0$aLibraries and state 615 0$aInformation policy 615 0$aFreedom of information 615 0$aInternet access for library users 676 $a021/.0973 701 $aKranich$b Nancy C$01052617 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451655503321 996 $aLibraries & democracy$92484031 997 $aUNINA