Freedom Libraries
Title | Freedom Libraries PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Selby |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1538115549 |
This book delves into how Freedom Libraries were at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, and the remarkable courage of the people who used them. As the Civil Rights Movement exploded across the United States, numerous libraries were desegregated on paper only, and there was another virtually unheard of struggle— the right to read.
The Freedom to Read
Title | The Freedom to Read PDF eBook |
Author | American Library Association |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 16 |
Release | 1953 |
Genre | Libraries |
ISBN |
Beyond Banned Books
Title | Beyond Banned Books PDF eBook |
Author | Kristin Pekoll |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 187 |
Release | 2019-05-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0838918891 |
This resource from Pekoll, Assistant Director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), uses specific case studies to offer practical guidance on safeguarding intellectual freedom related to library displays, programming, and other librarian-created content.
A History of ALA Policy on Intellectual Freedom
Title | A History of ALA Policy on Intellectual Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 267 |
Release | 2015-07-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0838913253 |
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
The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom
Title | The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Alfino |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Academic freedom |
ISBN | 9781936117574 |
"Provides a grounding in the philosophical, historical, and legal development of the concept of intellectual freedom by providing current thinking on a range of intellectual freedom concepts, cases, and controversies"--
Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
Title | Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries PDF eBook |
Author | Shannon M. Oltmann |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 218 |
Release | 2019-08-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
All librarians and library and information science scholars can benefit from learning more about intellectual freedom. This book relies on research and practical real-world scenarios to conceptualize and contextualize it. Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries is helpful for a wide range of people, from those only starting to learn about intellectual freedom to those more well-versed in the subject. For novices, it offers a solid introduction to intellectual freedom, grounded theoretically and empirically; for more experienced scholars and librarians, it provides a uniquely comprehensive analysis of intellectual freedom. Intellectual freedom is important for librarians because it is a foundation of the profession and is truly central to librarianship in the United States. Situating intellectual freedom within freedom of speech theories, this book explains the legal and theoretical foundations for contemporary understandings of intellectual freedom within library science. Additionally, it depicts the importance of community to implementing intellectual freedom and exemplifies this importance in a discussion of actual library practices. Real-world scenarios provide a timely look at intellectual freedom in context, discussing Internet filtering, collection development and weeding, meeting rooms and exhibit spaces, programming, and fake news and misinformation.
The Black Poets
Title | The Black Poets PDF eBook |
Author | Dudley Randall |
Publisher | Bantam |
Total Pages | 380 |
Release | 1985-04-01 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 0553275631 |
"The claim of The Black Poets to being... an anthology is that it presents the full range of Black-American poetry, from the slave songs to the present day. It is important that folk poetry be included because it is the root and inspiration of later, literary poetry. Not only does this book present the full range of Black poetry, but it presents most poets in depths, and in some cases presents aspects of a poet neglected or overlooked before. Gwendolyn Brooks is represented not only by poems on racial and domestic themes, but is revealed as a writer of superb love lyrics. Tuming away from White models and retuming to their roots has freed Black poets to create a new poetry. This book records their progress."--from the Introduction by Dudley Randall