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Librarianship
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights 
 An interpretation of the American Library Association (ALA) "basic principles that should govern the service of all libraries," concerning electronic information. From ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom. http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/statementsif/interpretations/accessdigital.cfm Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Ethics, Social Issues Last updated Jul 30, 2009 Office for Intellectual Freedom: American Library Association (ALA)
"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 Association’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials." Includes links to ALA intellectual freedom policies and its code of ethics, Banned Books Week information, and steps librarians can take to oppose censorship. Searchable. http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/index.cfm Topics: Ethics, Librarianship, Social Issues, Special Months Last updated Dec 2, 2008 Remarks by Herbert Foerstel
A summary of the Library Awareness Program, which ran from 1973 to the late 1980s, in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation expected librarians to "report on 'foreigners' [who were] using America's unclassified scientific libraries." Text from a speech by Herbert Foerstel, the author of the book, "Surveillance in the Stacks: The FBI's Library Awareness Program." http://www.aaas.org/spp/secrecy/Presents/foerstel.htm Topics: Activism, Ethics, Librarianship, Social Science Last updated Apr 13, 2006 Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association
"SRRT is a unit within the American Library Association. It works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights ... remains an urgent concern today." The site contains information on SRRT Task Forces concerning issues in publishing, the environment, information policy, and homelessness; documents and newsletters dating back to 1997; and more. http://libr.org/srrt/ Topics: Activism, Ethics, Librarianship, Social Science Last updated May 15, 2006 The USA PATRIOT Act, and What You Can Do
Practical guidance for librarians about "what the [Patriot] Act means and how we should respond to it." Includes guidance for preparing for law enforcement requests, and suggestions for eliminating unnecessary patron information from computers, servers, and other library equipment. From librarians Mairi McFall and Karen G. Schneider, in an article originally published in the newsletter of the California Library Association. http://www.cla-net.org/resources/articles/us_patriot_act.php Topics: Ethics, Law by Subject, Librarianship, National Security Last updated Jun 14, 2005 |
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