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American Libraries, 1995
Presents 12 ideals that libraries strive for, including informing citizens; breaking down boundaries, including literacy programs; promoting equity in resource availability; valuing the individual; nourishing creativity; helping children; providing business information; building communities; supporting families; fighting censorship challenges;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Childrens Libraries, Community Development
Peer reviewedDole, Wanda V.; Hurych, Jitka M. – Journal of Information Ethics, 2001
Defines values that librarians have in the information age, including service, preservation, intellectual freedom, equitable access, and information literacy. Discusses the results of a survey that compared the values of American academic librarians, library science students, and librarians from Russia and the former Soviet Union. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
