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Apterbach, Evelyn, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This bibliography lists selected publications both from areas that relate pornography as a concept to libraries and, by extension, those that relate it to censorship. Introductory material includes listings of the Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY) 1987 Institute committee and emcees and LACUNY officers, and the 1987…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Censorship, Females, History
Hyman, Karen; Field, Dorothy – American Libraries, 1997
There are no foolproof solutions to Internet access in libraries. This article lists selected library solutions, what not to do, and what to do: pick a common-sense approach, focus on customer service, keep an open mind, avoid accepting or repeating hearsay, and find common ground. Includes highlights of the Orange County (FL) Library System's…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Information Dissemination, Intellectual Freedom
Peer reviewedNeill, S. D. – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
Examines the relationship between the responsibility of librarians to reject materials that threaten the moral and social values of the community and support for intellectual freedom by the library profession. Criteria that justify the censorship of materials are identified and discussed. (16 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Censorship, Evaluation Criteria, Intellectual Freedom, Library Material Selection
Schneider, Karen G. – 1997
Librarians everywhere are struggling with the difficult issue of whether Internet content can or should be limited in library settings. This book discusses Internet content filters as tools with performance issues. The book does not debate whether Internet filters are good or bad. Rather, it presents basic factual information about filtering…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews
Cohen, David – Urban Academic Librarian, 1986
Documentation of the spread of censorship is extensive, and although challenges to films and videocassettes have not figured prominently in the literature, in the future there may be more emphasis on these media than on print material. On the state level, increasing censorship of films and videocassettes has occurred in North Carolina, California,…
Descriptors: Censorship, Citizen Participation, Court Litigation, Films
White, Howard D. – Library Journal, 1986
Examination of data from four General Social Surveys (1976, 1977, 1980, 1982) focuses on questions related to intellectual freedom, especially library censorship. Responses are analyzed together with selected demographic variables to determine which broad segments of society give majority support to censorship and which do not. (7 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Censorship, Graphs, Intellectual Freedom
