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Hopkins, Dianne McAfee – School Library Journal, 1993
This survey of public secondary schools examined factors that affected the outcome (i.e., retention, restriction, or removal) of censorship challenges to library materials. Factors found to influence outcome included oral versus written challenges, materials selection policy use, school environment, community environment, and media specialist…
Descriptors: Censorship, Community Influence, Educational Environment, Learning Resources Centers
Pearlmutter, Jane – School Library Journal, 1999
Discusses important considerations for library media specialists creating a virtual-resources-collection policy, including selecting the right resources, navigating licensing fees, and free, searchable online sources. A sidebar lists resources for evaluating Web sites and places that lead to recommended sites for students. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks, Information Policy
Gross, Melissa – School Library Journal, 1997
Discusses teenage pregnancy and sexuality and suggests ways in which librarians can help provide access to appropriate and needed information. Highlights include developing policies and procedures for dealing with sexual issues, collection development, organizing information and making it accessible, and a brief teen pregnancy bibliography. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education