Practicing intellectual freedom in libraries /

This book relies on research and practical real-world scenarios to help librarians conceptualize and contextualize the idea of intellectual freedom. Real-world scenarios provide a timely look at intellectual freedom in context, discussing Internet filtering, collection development and weeding, meeti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oltmann, Shannon M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Subjects:
Libraries > Censorship > United States.
Intellectual freedom > United States.
Freedom of information > United States.
Bibliothèques > Censure > États-Unis.
Liberté de pensée > États-Unis.
Liberté d'information > États-Unis.
Freedom of information.
Intellectual freedom.
Libraries > Censorship.
United States.
Informational works.
Documents d'information.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Conceptualizing intellectual freedom
  • Intellectual freedom and access to information
  • Three theories behind access to information
  • The freedom to explore
  • Core values and intellectual freedom
  • Intellectual freedom in the daily lives of libraries
  • Part II. Intellectual freedom in action
  • How to handle materials challenges
  • Collection development and weeding
  • Addressing the #metoo movement in literature
  • Programs, meeting rooms, and exhibit spaces
  • Internet filtering
  • Fake news, false information, and intellectual freedom
  • Law enforcement and intellectual freedom
  • Copyright issues
  • Intellectual freedom trends and their implications.

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