Intellectual freedom manual Hauptbd Office For Intellectual Freedom 1st edition by Trina Magi 9780838913376 0838913377

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• ISBN 10: 0838913377
• ISBN 13: 9780838913376
• Author: Trina Magi

Since it was established in 1967, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has championed the rights of library users to seek and receive information on all subjects from all points of view without restriction and without having the subject of one’s interest examined or scrutinized by others. The new edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual is more than just an invaluable compendium of guiding principles and policies. It’s also an indispensable resource for day-to-day guidance on maintaining free and equal access to information for all people. Fortifying and emboldening professionals and students from across the library spectrum, this manual includes 34 ALA policy statements and documents, 17 new or updated for this edition, addressing patron behavior, internet use, copyright, exhibits, use of meeting spaces, and other common concerns At-a-glance lists summarizing key issues such as access, challenges and censorship, access by minors to controversial materials, and advocacy Explanations of legal points in clear, easy-to-understand language, alongside case citations Numerous checklists to help readers stay organized A glossary and selected bibliographyThis must-have tool will help librarians ensure that institutions of all kinds remain beacons of intellectual freedom.

Table of contents:

Part I: Intellectual Freedom and Libraries

1. What Is Intellectual Freedom? by Barbara M. Jones

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

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

4. The Right to Receive Information: Libraries, the First Amendment, and the Public Forum Doctrine by Theresa Chmara

Part II: Intellectual Freedom Issues and Best Practices

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 by Theresa Chmara

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 by Kristin Pekoll and Helen R. Adams

Sample Form: Request for Reconsideration of Library Resources

Engaging with Organized Groups by Barbara M. Jones and Deborah Caldwell-Stone

The Law Regarding Access to Library Resources: Removal of Materials by Theresa Chmara

Internet Filtering and Intellectual Freedom

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 by Pat Scales

The Law Regarding Minors’ First Amendment Rights to Access Information by Theresa Chmara

4. Collection Development and Management

Issue at a Glance

Official ALA Policy Statements

Diversity in Collection Development

Evaluating Library Collections

Labeling and Rating Systems

A Deeper Look

The Law Regarding Rating Systems by Deborah Caldwell-Stone

5. Copyright

Issue at a Glance

Official ALA Policy Statement

Copyright

A Deeper Look

The Law Regarding Copyright by Carrie Russell

6. Meeting Rooms, Exhibit Spaces, and Programs

Issue at a Glance

Official ALA Policy Statements

Advocating for Intellectual Freedom

Exhibit Spaces and Bulletin Boards

Library-Initiated Programs as a Resource

Meeting Rooms

A Deeper Look

The Law Regarding Access to Meeting Rooms and Exhibit Spaces by Theresa Chmara

7. Privacy and Confidentiality

Issue at a Glance

Official ALA Policy Statements

Privacy

Resolution on the Retention of Library Usage Records

A Deeper Look

RFID in Libraries—Privacy and Confidentiality Guidelines

The Law Regarding Privacy and Confidentiality in Libraries by Deborah Caldwell-Stone

8. Visits and Requests from Law Enforcement

Issue at a Glance

Official ALA Policy Statement

Policy on Governmental Intimidation

A Deeper Look

How to Respond to Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records and User Information: Suggested Guidelines

The Law Regarding Law Enforcement Requests for Library Records by Deborah Caldwell-Stone

9. Workplace Speech

Issue at a Glance

Official ALA Policy Statement

Resolution on Workplace Speech

A Deeper Look

Questions and Answers on Speech in the Workplace: An Explanatory Statement of the ALA Code of Ethics

Part III: Advocacy and Assistance

1. Communicating about Intellectual Freedom

Identifying the Audience

Creating the Message

Delivering the Message

Choosing and Preparing Spokespeople

Working with the Media

Dealing with Controversy and Negative Publicity

Lobbying by Robert P. Doyle

2. Where to Get Help and Get Involved by Nanette Perez and Trina Magi

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