Intellectual Freedom Manual

by Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association

• ISBN13: 9780838906774
• ISBN10: 083890677X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-11-01
• Publisher: Amer Library Assn

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Introduction	ix
ALA and Intellectual Freedom: A Historical Overview	xv
PART I: Library Bill of Rights
Library Bill of Rights: The Policy	3	(15)
History	5	(13)
Library Bill of Rights: Interpretations	18	(179)
Access for Children and Young People to Videotapes and Other Nonprint Formats
Interpretation	20	(3)
History	23	(1)
Access to Electronic Information, Services and Networks
Interpretation	23	(2)
History	25	(3)
Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Gender or Sexual Orientation
Interpretation	28	(3)
History	31	(5)
Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program
Interpretation	36	(2)
History	38	(5)
Challenged Materials
Interpretation	43	(1)
History	44	(5)
Diversity in Collection Development
Interpretation	49	(2)
History	51	(9)
Economic Barriers to Information Access
Interpretation	60	(4)
History	64	(4)
Evaluating Library Collections
Interpretation	68	(2)
History	70	(2)
Exhibit Spaces and Bulletin Boards
Interpretation	72	(2)
History	74	(5)
Expurgation of Library Materials
Interpretation	79	(2)
History	81	(3)
Free Access to Libraries for Minors
Interpretation	84	(2)
History	86	(9)
Library-Initiated Programs as a Resource
Interpretation	95	(2)
History	97	(3)
Meeting Rooms
Interpretation	100	(2)
History	102	(1)
Restricted Access to Library Materials
Interpretation	103	(2)
History	105	(6)
Statement on Labeling
Interpretation	111	(2)
History	113	(7)
The Universal Right to Free Expression
Interpretation	120	(3)
History	123	(4)
PART II: Protecting the Freedom to Read
The Freedom to Read
Policy Statement	127	(6)
History	133	(17)
Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records
Policy Statement	150	(2)
Procedural Statement	152	(2)
History	154	(5)
Policy concerning Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information about Library Users
Policy Statement	159	(2)
History	161	(2)
Policy on Governmental Intimidation
Policy Statement	163	(1)
History	164	(5)
Resolution on Access to the Use of Libraries and Information by Individuals with Physical or Mental Impairment
Policy Statement	169	(2)
History	171	(1)
Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Policies, Regulations and Procedures Affecting Access to Library Materials, Services and Facilities
Guidelines	172	(4)
History	176	(4)
Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures regarding User Behavior and Library Usage
Guidelines	180	(4)
History	184	(3)
Dealing with Concerns about Library Resources
Procedural Statement	187	(3)
History	190	(7)
PART III: Before the Censor Comes: Essential Preparations
Before the Censor Comes: Essential Preparations	197	(2)
Development of a Materials Selection Policy	199	(10)
Procedures for Handling Complaints	209	(9)
Developing a Confidentiality Policy	218	(9)
Public Relations: Promoting Intellectual Freedom	227	(13)
Public Relations: Crisis Communications	232	(8)
Jeanne Thorsen
The Censor: Motives and Tactics	240	(4)
Pressure Groups: Politics, Religion, and Censorship in Libraries	244	(13)
Carol Neilsen
PART IV Intellectual Freedom: An All-Embracing Concept
Intellectual Freedom: An All-Embracing Concept	257	(2)
Public Libraries and Intellectual Freedom	259	(9)
Gordon M. Conable
School Library Media Centers and Intellectual Freedom	268	(14)
Dianne McAfee Hopkins
Academic Libraries and Intellectual Freedom	282	(7)
Paul B. Cors
Federal Libraries and Intellectual Freedom	289	(3)
Bernadine Abbott Hoduski
State Library Agencies and Intellectual Freedom	292	(7)
Diana Young
PART V: Intellectual Freedom and the Law
School Library Censorship and the Courts: Before Hazelwood	299	(12)
William D. North
School Library Censorship and the Courts: After Hazelwood	311	(12)
Robert S. Peck
The Buckley Amendment: Student Privacy versus Parents' Right to Know	323	(5)
Anne Levinson Penway
Public Libraries as Limited Public Fora for Access to Information	328	(9)
Anne Levinson Penway
PART VI: Working for Intellectual Freedom
What ALA Can Do to Help Librarians Combat Censorship	337	(10)
Your State Intellectual Freedom Committee	347	(2)
Building Intellectual Freedom Coalitions	349	(3)
Lobbying for Intellectual Freedom	352	(10)
Carol C. Henderson
Dealing with Censors	362	(7)
Selected Bibliography	369	(2)
Index	371