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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1995
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contents The New York Guide to Intellectual Freedom in Libraries: A Manual for Librarians, Staff and Trustees. Academic Libraries Access to Information Censorship Confidentiality Elementary Secondary Education Federal Regulation Freedom of Information Higher Education Information Policy Intellectual Freedom Library Administration Library Material Selection Library Policy Policy Formation Professional Associations Public Policy School Libraries State Regulation This manual advises library administrators in the state of New York on the responsibilities of individual institutions regarding censorship, patron confidentiality, and other intellectual freedom issues. Besides listing organizations available for consultation, the manual recommends procedures and policies for dealing with law enforcement inquiries, materials selection questions, reconsideration requests, and unequal access. The texts of some relevant federal and state laws are provided. A bibliography lists 52 information sources. Appendices include: (1) New York Library Association forms, including a self-censorship quiz, membership applications, an incident report form, and a formal request for assistance; (2) three sample policies, one each from an academic, public, and school library in New York State; and (3) American Library Association policy documents, including, among other things, the Freedom to Read Statement and the Library Bill of Rights. (BEW)
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spellingShingle The New York Guide to Intellectual Freedom in Libraries: A Manual for Librarians, Staff and Trustees.
Academic Libraries
Access to Information
Censorship
Confidentiality
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Regulation
Freedom of Information
Higher Education
Information Policy
Intellectual Freedom
Library Administration
Library Material Selection
Library Policy
Policy Formation
Professional Associations
Public Policy
School Libraries
State Regulation
The New York Guide to Intellectual Freedom in Libraries: A Manual for Librarians, Staff and Trustees. Academic Libraries Access to Information Censorship Confidentiality Elementary Secondary Education Federal Regulation Freedom of Information Higher Education Information Policy Intellectual Freedom Library Administration Library Material Selection Library Policy Policy Formation Professional Associations Public Policy School Libraries State Regulation This manual advises library administrators in the state of New York on the responsibilities of individual institutions regarding censorship, patron confidentiality, and other intellectual freedom issues. Besides listing organizations available for consultation, the manual recommends procedures and policies for dealing with law enforcement inquiries, materials selection questions, reconsideration requests, and unequal access. The texts of some relevant federal and state laws are provided. A bibliography lists 52 information sources. Appendices include: (1) New York Library Association forms, including a self-censorship quiz, membership applications, an incident report form, and a formal request for assistance; (2) three sample policies, one each from an academic, public, and school library in New York State; and (3) American Library Association policy documents, including, among other things, the Freedom to Read Statement and the Library Bill of Rights. (BEW)
title The New York Guide to Intellectual Freedom in Libraries: A Manual for Librarians, Staff and Trustees.
topic Academic Libraries
Access to Information
Censorship
Confidentiality
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Regulation
Freedom of Information
Higher Education
Information Policy
Intellectual Freedom
Library Administration
Library Material Selection
Library Policy
Policy Formation
Professional Associations
Public Policy
School Libraries
State Regulation
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED395599