Censorship Or Selection

Author : Henry Reichman
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 0838907989

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Censorship and Selection by Henry Reichman Pdf

Censorship! The word itself sparks debate, especially when the context is the public school. Since the publication of the second edition of this landmark book in 1993, wired classrooms, legal challenges, and societal shifts have changed the landscape for the free exchange of ideas. Completely revised and updated, this new edition remains the most comprehensive guide for protecting the freedom to read in schools: For school librarians and media specialists, teachers, and administrators, Reichman covers the different media (including books, school newspapers, and the Internet), the important court cases (including recent litigations involving Harry Potter, the Internet, and Huck Finn), the issues in dispute (including violence, religion, and profanity), and how the laws on the books can be incorporated into selection policies. An entire chapter is devoted to troubleshooting and answering the question of What do we do if...? Look no further for the best and most specific information on providing access and facing challenges to intellectual freedom. You'll find answers if you are asking questions like these: * What is the distinction between making selection decisions and censoring?

Author : American Library Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UIUC:30112060168629

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The Freedom to Read by American Library Association Pdf

Author : Shaheen Shariff,Leanne Johnny
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087903336

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Censorship! ...or Selection? by Shaheen Shariff,Leanne Johnny Pdf

This book is a must read for academics, policy-makers and teachers who grapple with policy and pedagogical decisions about what to include or exclude in schools that cater to diverse stakeholders.

Author : Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838913253

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A History of ALA Policy on Intellectual Freedom by Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) Pdf

Collecting several key documents and policy statements, this supplement to the ninth edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual traces a history of ALA’s commitment to fighting censorship. An introductory essay by Judith Krug and Candace Morgan, updated by OIF Director Barbara Jones, sketches out an overview of ALA policy on intellectual freedom. An important resource, this volume includes documents which discuss such foundational issues as The Library Bill of RightsProtecting the freedom to readALA’s Code of EthicsHow to respond to challenges and concerns about library resourcesMinors and internet activityMeeting rooms, bulletin boards, and exhibitsCopyrightPrivacy, including the retention of library usage records

Author : Pat R. Scales
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1442250631

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Scales on Censorship by Pat R. Scales Pdf

This collection of questions from readers and Scales' informative answers are gathered in broad thematic groups to help readers explore the all-too-daily reality of confronting efforts to censor, ban, or otherwise limit open and ready access to materials in our schools and libraries. They were all written in response to active book challenges or questions of intellectual freedom and library ethics. These columns have a ripped from the headlines immediacy even as they reflect the core values and policies of librarianship. Each topic is framed with a brief introductory essay.

Author : Ann Curry
Publisher : Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015040638606

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The Limits of Tolerance by Ann Curry Pdf

The library controls access to information by the very act of selecting materials, and must, therefore, deal with censorship on a basic level. The author has surveyed a response group of practicing librarians with questions that target some of the toughest questions librarians ever face. Curry's analysis focuses on the factors--personal beliefs, professional ethics, political pressures--that influence responses.

Author : Morris Leopold Ernst,William Seagle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Censorship
ISBN : UOM:39015009355010

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To the Pure by Morris Leopold Ernst,William Seagle Pdf

Author : Marjorie Fiske,Marjorie Fiske Lowenthal
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Book selection
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Book Selection and Censorship by Marjorie Fiske,Marjorie Fiske Lowenthal Pdf

Author : Sandra Bernstein,Book and Periodical Council,Freedom of Expression Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020504887

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When the Censor Comes by Sandra Bernstein,Book and Periodical Council,Freedom of Expression Committee Pdf

Author : Marjorie Fiske
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780520326569

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Book Selection and Censorship by Marjorie Fiske Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Author : Kenneth B. Kidd,Joseph T. Thomas Jr.
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317231424

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Prizing Children’s Literature by Kenneth B. Kidd,Joseph T. Thomas Jr. Pdf

Children's book awards have mushroomed since the early twentieth-century and especially since the 1960s, when literary prizing became a favored strategy for both commercial promotion and canon-making. There are over 300 awards for English-language titles alone, but despite the profound impact of children’s book awards, scholars have paid relatively little attention to them. This book is the first scholarly volume devoted to the analysis of Anglophone children's book awards in historical and cultural context. With attention to both political and aesthetic concerns, the book offers original and diverse scholarship on prizing practices and their consequences in Australia, Canada, and especially the United States. Contributors offer both case studies of particular awards and analysis of broader trends in literary evaluation and elevation, drawing on theoretical work on canonization and cultural capital. Sections interrogate the complex and often unconscious ideological work of prizing, the ongoing tension between formalist awards and so-called identity-based awards — all the more urgent in light of the "We Need Diverse Books" campaign — the ever-morphing forms and parameters of prizing, and scholarly practices of prizing. Among the many awards discussed are the Pura Belpré Medal, the Inky Awards, the Canada Governor General Literary Award, the Printz Award, the Best Animated Feature Oscar, the Phoenix Award, and the John Newbery Medal, giving due attention to prizes for fiction as well as for non-fiction, poetry, and film. This volume will interest scholars in literary and cultural studies, social history, book history, sociology, education, library and information science, and anyone concerned with children's literature.

Author : Jennifer Downey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216134183

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Public Library Collections in the Balance by Jennifer Downey Pdf

A fascinating and informative read for librarians, library staff, and MLIS students, this book offers practical information and professional guidelines to examine current issues in censorship and libraries while also enabling readers to consider their own opinions about intellectual freedom. This book addresses contemporary issues in censorship and intellectual freedom and can serve as an invaluable resource for librarians and other library staff and as an eye-opening read for MLIS students. It covers the waterfront of intricate and thorny issues regarding intellectual freedom, including determining strategies for patron privacy, deciding how to filter public computers, handling challenges to items in a collection, and recognizing and eliminating under-the-radar self-censorship during collection development and weeding. Readers will also gain an understanding of the perils of over-reliance on community assessments and other evaluative tools and consider important concerns of public library employees, such as whether to restrict borrowing privileges of R-rated movies and M-rated video games to patrons of various ages, and the legalities that surround these questions. Each chapter blends instructive background narrative with practical advice, research findings, and relevant information about librarianship's professional guidelines, including the ALA's Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read Statement. Vignettes, "what would you do?" examples, effective nonconfrontational techniques for conflict resolution, and lists of tips and traps help readers to think critically about their own biases and rehearse possible responses to controversial situations. Librarians, library staff, and MLIS students can use this book for personal professional development, as supplemental reading for MLIS courses or professional training workshops, or as a resource for library policy-planning discussions.

Author : Kristin Fletcher-Spear,Kelly Tyler
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838912522

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Intellectual Freedom for Teens by Kristin Fletcher-Spear,Kelly Tyler Pdf

It’s important for YA librarians to understand the types of challenges occurring in libraries around the nation and to be ready to deal with such challenges when they occur.

Author : Eric Moon
Publisher : New York ; London : R.R. Bowker Company
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015011706234

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Book Selection and Censorship in the Sixties by Eric Moon Pdf

Anthology of articles written for the Library journal during the 1960's.

Author : Robert Cormier
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780307834294

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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Pdf

One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and John Knowles’s A Separate Peace. After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling—and provocative—classic for young adults. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye on the pitfalls of conformity and corruption in our most elite cultural institutions. “Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review “The characterizations of all the boys are superb.”—School Library Journal, starred review “Compellingly immediate. . . . Readers will respect the uncompromising ending.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year