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Resources for Librarians Censorship


 
  • Access, Internet and Public Libraries--a thoughtful study of all the issues involved in providing access to the internet in public libraries. 

  • Acceptable Use Policies for the Internet --examples and assessments.

  • Banned Books OnLine

  • Censorship Pages--info on banned books, censorship of the net, quotations on censorship from major texts, and a discussion of issues.

  • Children's Internet Protection Act -- legislation, resources, history and more...

  • E-Government Legislation: S.803--By Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Conrad Burns (R-MT). Scroll down. On Adobe Acrobat.

  • Freedominfo.org  -- This site is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world. It contains crucial information on freedom of information laws and how they were drafted and implemented, including how various provisions have worked in practice.

  • Freedom To Read Foundation--an agency of the American Library Association that will defend the freedom of information in court.

  • Internet Filters: Library Access Issues in a Cyberspace World --paper by Alvin Schrader, Phd, at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of  Alberta, Canada.

  • Iraq Librarian's Blog -- what it's like to be a librarian in war-torn Iraq.

  • Most Frequently Banned Books of the 1990's

  • the Post September 11th Environment: Access to Government Information -- a list of those Government documents that have been taken off the Web due to security concerns. A good place to go if you have been wondering "Now where was that govdoc site I found just last week?"

  • When the Censor Comes-- a guide for teachers, librarians, booksellers and others who disseminate the printed word. Full Text.

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