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Downey, Jennifer.
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Public libraries -- Censorship -- United States.
Public libraries -- Collection development -- United States.
Libraries and community -- United States.
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Downey, Jennifer.
Public libraries -- Censorship -- United States.
Public libraries -- Collection development -- United States.
Libraries and community -- United States.
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library collections in the balance : censorship, inclusivity, and truth / Jennifer Downey ; foreword by James LaRue.
by
Downey, Jennifer.
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2017.
Call #:
025.213 D748p
Subjects
Public
libraries
--
Censorship
--
United
States
.
Public
libraries
--
Collection
development
--
United
States
.
Libraries
and community
--
United
States
.
ISBN:
9781440849640 (pbk.)
Description:
xviii, 203 p. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
History of censorship in American
public
libraries
--
What gets challenged and why
--
Censorship and the Internet: to filter or not to filter?
--
Media matters
--
Preventing and preparing for challenges: a strong
collection
development
policy, staff training, and professional resources
--
Getting to know your communities: facts, figures, and assumptions
--
Self-censorship and the importance of inclusiveness
--
Quality and demand in
public
libraries
: who decides?
--
What to do when complaints and challenges happen
--
Epilogue
--
Appendix A. Where to turn: a source list of LGBT-friendly books and other materials
--
Appendix B. Where to turn: a sampling of small and alternative presses.
Summary:
"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."--Libraries Unlimited.
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Professional
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.
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