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Suggestions for Dealing with Censorship of Media Center Materials in Schools: A Wisconsin Plan.
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1978
Procedures for developing selection standards for media center materials and for handling complaints that may arise are identified. To aid the librarian or school media specialist who needs assistance in censorship matters, a list of appropriate Wisconsin area agencies and associations is given, including their purposes, services, addresses, and…
Descriptors: Censorship, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Associations
Factors Influencing the Outcome of Library Media Center Challenges at the Secondary Level.
Hopkins, Dianne McAfee – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Reports findings of a 1988 study on intellectual freedom in media centers in Wisconsin. General status information and factors influencing challenge outcomes are discussed. Data on materials selection policy, media specialist characteristics, complaints, and roles of those involved in challenges are presented. The appendix describes the…
Descriptors: Censorship, Graphs, Intellectual Freedom, Learning Resources Centers
Dealing with Selection and Censorship. A Brief Handbook for Wisconsin Schools. Bulletin No. 92152.
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1991
This document focuses on intellectual freedom as it relates to school library media centers and instructional materials. Its purpose is to help school districts develop and adopt necessary policies that will build a solid foundation for intellectual freedom as part of the school climate, devise procedures that should be followed when an expression…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Censorship of IMC Materials in Wisconsin Schools. Part I: Focus on Middle/Junior High Schools. Results of a Survey Conducted in May 1980.
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1980
Professional staff in school libraries and instructional media centers (IMCs) located in 229 Wisconsin middle and junior high schools were surveyed anonymously to collect information on censorship attempts in their schools during 1978-79 and 1979-80. A total of 212 surveys were returned. Survey participants were asked to respond to questions…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Censorship, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools