Basic Skills: Resources for Librarians
Intellectual Freedom
and the Core Values of Librarianship
Topic 1: The Core Values of Librarianship
Additional Resources:
Topic 2: Intellectual Freedom and Censorship
Assigned Readings:
"Not Censorship But
Selection," by Lester Asheim
"Fear and Loathing:
Censorship in all Its Glory," by Pamela Hayes-Bohanan. The Internet Review of Books, October 2008. Vol. 2, #1.
"Case Study: Censorship in Loudoun's Public Libraries." Mainstream Loudoun.
The following three
resources are about a challenge in West Bend, WI. The first is a CNN article, giving the
facts. The next two are blogs of people on opposite sides of the
controversy. This case illustrates
that debate can become heated.
"Library Fight Riles Up
City, Leads to Book-Burning Demand," by Jason Hanna. CNN. July 22, 2009.
Sleepless in West Bend Blog, by "Concerned Citizen"
WISSUP=Wisconsin Speaks Up, Blog by Ginny Maziarka.
Topic 3: Handling a Challenge
Topic 4: The Right to Privacy
Topic 5: Copyright and Intellectual Property