AHistoryofALAPolicyonIntellectualFreedom Format: Paperback

ISBN 10: 0838913253 / ISBN 13: 9780838913253

Published by University of Chicago press

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• Title: AHistoryofALAPolicyonIntellectualFreedom Format: Paperback
• Publisher: University of Chicago press
• ISBN 10: 0838913253
• ISBN 13: 9780838913253
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Collecting several key documents and policy statements, this supplement to the tenth edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual traces a history of ALA's commitment to fighting censorship. Beginning with an introductory essay that chronicles ALA policy making on intellectual freedom, this important resource includes sections discussing such foundational issues as

• library advocacy on social and political issues, from post-World War I disarmament, to Vietnam-era protests, to the call to revisit the field’s rhetoric concerning neutrality;
• the evolution of the Library Bill of Rights, such as the 1978 revision that eliminated its use of sex-linked pronouns and ALA Council actions rescinding the 2018 interpretation on meeting rooms;
• protecting the freedom to read;
• diverse collections and equity, diversity, and inclusion, new to this edition;
• ALA’s complicated history on race, including a 1936 statement opposing discrimination, inaction amidst litigation to desegregate libraries in the 1950s and 1960s, and protests over Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law;
• ALA's Code of Ethics;
• how to respond to challenges and concerns about library resources;
• internet filtering, minors and online activity, and education and information literacy;
• programs and displays;
• policy on governmental intimidation; 
• copyright; and
• privacy and confidentiality, including the retention of library usage records.

 

About the Author

Trina Magi is a library professor and reference and instruction librarian at
the University of Vermont. She has chaired state and regional intellectual
freedom committees, served on the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee,
and published a number of articles on privacy. She has won several awards
for her intellectual freedom advocacy.


Martin Garnar is the reference services librarian and professor of library
science at Regis University in Denver, CO. He also teaches professional
ethics, library instruction, and foundations of library and information science
for the University of Denver s library and information science program.
He has served as chair of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee and the
Committee on Professional Ethics.

ALA s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) is charged with implementing the intellectual freedom policies of the American Library Association through educating librarians and the public about the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. In order to meet its educational goals, the Office undertakes information, support, and coordination activities.