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Title:
Protecting intellectual freedom in your academic library : scenarios from the front lines / Barbara M. Jones for the Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Author:
Jones, Barbara M. (Barbara Minette), 1946-

American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Publication Information:
Chicago : American Library Association, 2009.
Call Number:
Z675.U5 J72 2009
Abstract:
The author uses her experience and expertise to offer an intellectual freedom title tailored to the academic library environment. This title presents a number of scenarios in which intellectual freedom is at risk and includes: Case studies that provide narrative treatment of common situations tailored to your library type; Easy and motivating ways to prepare new hires for handling intellectual freedom issues; Sidebars throughout the book that offer sample policies, definitions of key terms, and analysis of important statutes and decisions; Detailed information on how to handle challenges to materials in your collection.
ISBN:
9780838935804
Series:
Intellectual freedom front lines

Intellectual freedom front lines.
Physical Description:
x, 246 pages ; 15 x 23 cm.
Contents:
U.S. higher education in the twenty-first century -- Academic libraries and intellectual freedom in the twenty-first century -- Collection development -- Internet access -- Library exhibit spaces, programs, and rooms: the academic library as agora -- Privacy and confidentiality -- ALA intellectual freedom documents.
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