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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2002
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED478304 |
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- Policymaking for Vermont Public Librarians and Trustees. Kotch, Marianne Access to Information Confidentiality Federal Legislation Intellectual Freedom Internet Librarians Library Administration Library Collection Development Library Policy Library Services Policy Formation Public Libraries Trustees This document provides guidelines on policymaking for public librarians and public library trustees in Vermont. Topics covered include: (1) the importance of policies in bringing order, logic, stability, and continuity to a library's operation; (2) the roles of trustees and librarians in adopting carrying out policies; (3) reasons why policies should be written and the process of writing them; (4) policies as a reflection of the library's philosophical underpinnings; (5) "do's" for writing policies; (6) what to cover in five general areas, i.e., service philosophy, general operation of the library, collection development, personnel, and public access to electronic resources; (7) problems that might still arise in libraries with policies; (8) the confidentiality of library records; and (9) intellectual freedom. Appendices include: the Library Bill of Rights; an interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights regarding access to electronic information, services, and networks; the "Freedom to Read" statement; guidelines from the Vermont State Library on compliance with the Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act; guidelines for trustees' by-laws; a list of publications and Web sites for further reading; a sample form for challenging library materials; and sample policies from four libraries. (MES)