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Main Authors: Ring, Daniel F., And Others
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1994
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ489751
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Table of Contents:
  • Has the American Public Library Lost Its Purpose? Ring, Daniel F. And Others Censorship Intellectual Freedom Library Directors Library Expenditures Library History Library Material Selection Library Policy Library Role Public Libraries Discusses the mission of public libraries in light of the decision to purchase Madonna's book "Sex." Three viewpoints are presented: a critic of selection policies that are too broad in the name of intellectual freedom; the director of a small public library with a limited budget; and a library historian. (Contains 18 references.) (LRW)