intellectual freedom

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• - Practical and theoretical information on intellectual freedom, censorship, and related issues.
  
• - Links to the Free Expression Newsletter and other sites relating to bookselling and freedom of speech.
  
• - The Associations basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials.
  
• - Article on how libraries can contribute to democractic traditions and values in the United States and in the international community.
  
• - There is more than one side to any story. This is more true with censorship of the written word than with most topics. You know where you stand on this issue, but what is your opinion based on? Is it based on fact and your morals, or on other people's mo
  
• - Argues that the federal government attempted to engage in mass censorship by passing the Children's Internet Protection Act.
  
• - The Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Associations basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. The go
  
• - The Association's policy statement on intellectual freedom and censorship.
  
• - Resources, reports, and a list of "Heroes and Villains."
  
• - An activist organisation that examines issues of censorship, freedom and ethics amongst library and information workers.
  
• - Examines intellectual freedom issues raised by the Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS), a set of technical specifications developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and often used in filtering software.
  
• - Links and information on Surf Safe, the association's web safety program.
  
• - WWW Resources related to intellectual freedom and censorship for libraries. Includes policy statements, lists of banned books, and links to Supreme Court cases and decisions.
  
• - Annotated collection of links on a variety of topics related to censorship and intellectual freedom.
  
• - Compiled by Gary Shimek for The Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the Wisconsin Library Association. An extensive and annotated list of resources.