Intellectual Freedom Manual

by Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)

• ISBN13: 9780838935194
• ISBN10: 0838935192
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Amer Library Assn

Summary

This completely updated new edition serves as a must-have guide for developing policy, responding to censorship challenges, developing a materials section program, dealing with pressure groups, and promoting access to all types of information for all types of users in the new millennium. The most-up-to-date source on ALA policies, the sixth edition is packed with new content including updated new Guidelines and Interpretations. An ALA Code of Ethics has also been added, the fundamental Freedom to Read Statement has been revised, and new chapters delve into all of the hot-button issues including the Internet, library use of filtering software, and libraries as protectors of American values. Packed with the latest information on intellectual freedom and the law, this remains the undisputed "gold standard" for protecting the true mission of all libraries.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Contributors	xix
PART I Intellectual Freedom and Libraries: An Overview
ALA and Intellectual Freedom: A Historical Overview	3	(30)
Judith F. Krug
Challenges and Issues Today	33	(8)
Evelyn Shaevel
Beverley Becker
Intellectual Freedom: An All-Embracing Concept	41	(16)
Evelyn Shaevel
Beverley Becker
PART II Library Bill of Rights
Library Bill of Rights: The Policy	57	(15)
History	59	(13)
Library Bill of Rights: Interpretations	72	(229)
Access for Children and Young People to Videotapes and Other Nonprint Formats
Interpretation	75	(3)
History	78	(2)
Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks
Interpretation	80	(4)
Questions and Answers	84	(10)
History	94	(3)
Access to Library Resources and Services regardless of Gender or Sexual Orientation
Interpretation	97	(3)
History	100	(5)
Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program
Interpretation	105	(2)
History	107	(5)
Challenged Materials
Interpretation	112	(1)
History	113	(5)
Diversity in Collection Development
Interpretation	118	(2)
History	120	(8)
Economic Barriers to Information Access
Interpretation	128	(4)
History	132	(4)
Evaluating Library Collections
Interpretation	136	(2)
History	138	(2)
Exhibit Spaces and Bulletin Boards
Interpretation	140	(2)
History	142	(5)
Expurgation of Library Materials
Interpretation	147	(2)
History	149	(3)
Free Access to Libraries for Minors
Interpretation	152	(2)
History	154	(9)
Intellectual Freedom Principles for Academic Libraries
Interpretation	163	(3)
History	166	(2)
Library-Initiated Programs as a Resource
Interpretation	168	(2)
History	170	(3)
Meeting Rooms
Interpretation	173	(2)
History	175	(1)
Restricted Access to Library Materials
Interpretation	176	(2)
History	178	(6)
Statement on Labeling
Interpretation	184	(2)
History	186	(7)
The Universal Right to Free Expression
Interpretation	193	(3)
History	196	(5)
PART III Protecting the Freedom to Read
The Freedom to Read
Policy Statement	201	(6)
History	207	(21)
Libraries: An American Value
Policy Statement	228	(2)
History	230	(2)
Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records
Policy Statement	232	(2)
Suggested Procedures for Implementing ``Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records''	234	(2)
History	236	(5)
Policy concerning Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information about Library Users
Policy Statement	241	(2)
History	243	(2)
Resolution and Statement on the Use of Filtering Software in Libraries
Resolution on the Use of Filtering Software in Libraries	245	(2)
Statement on Library Use of Filtering Software	247	(5)
History	252	(3)
Policy on Governmental Intimidation
Policy Statement	255	(1)
History	256	(4)
Resolution on Access to the Use of Libraries and Information by Individuals with Physical or Mental Impairment
Resolution	260	(2)
History	262	(1)
Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Policies, Regulations and Procedures Affecting Access to Library Materials, Services and Facilities
Guidelines	263	(4)
History	267	(4)
Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures regarding User Behavior and Library Usage
Guidelines	271	(4)
History	275	(3)
Dealing with Concerns about Library Resources
Procedural Statement	278	(4)
History	282	(5)
Guidelines and Considerations for Developing a Public Library Internet Use Policy
Guidelines	287	(9)
History	296	(5)
PART IV Intellectual Freedom and the Law
ALA Intellectual Freedom Policies and the First Amendment	301	(4)
Bruce J. Ennis
Libraries and the Internet	305	(6)
Judith F. Krug
School Libraries and the Courts	311	(8)
Theresa Chmara
The Buckley Amendment: Student Privacy versus Parents' Right to Know	319	(4)
Anne Levinson Penway
Public Libraries as Limited Public Fora for Access to Information	323	(8)
Anne Levinson Penway
PART V Before the Censor Comes: Essential Preparations
Before the Censor Comes: Essential Preparation	331	(16)
Beverley Becker
Developing a Confidentiality Policy	347	(9)
Communicating the Intellectual Freedom Message	356	(10)
Linda K. Wallace
The Censor: Motives and Tactics	366	(4)
Responding to Religious Right Censorship Attempts	370	(15)
Rob Boston
PART VI Working for Intellectual Freedom
Combating Censorship: Where to Go for Help	385	(14)
Don Wood
Lobbying for Intellectual Freedom	399	(12)
Carol C. Henderson
APPENDIXES
1. Code of Ethics	407	(2)
2. Selected Bibliography	409	(2)
Index	411