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Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Your School Library
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| Pat R. Scales for OIF |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-3581-1 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $50.00 |
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168 pages
9" x 6"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-3581-1
Year Published: 2009
AP Categories: A, E, G
Read sample chapters and the book's index now!
Pat Scales uses her experience and expertise to offer an intellectual freedom title tailored to the school library environment. This title presents a number of scenarios in which intellectual freedom is at risk and includes
Case studies that provide narrative treatment of common situations tailored to your library type
Easy and motivating ways to prepare new hires for handling intellectual freedom issues
Sidebars throughout the book that offer sample policies, definitions of key terms, and analysis of important statutes and decisions
Detailed information on how to handle challenges to materials in your collection
About the Author
Pat R. Scales is a retired middle and high school librarian whose programs have been
featured on the Today Show and in various professional journals. She received the
ALA/Grolier Award in 1997 and was a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She is currently president of the Association of Library Service for Children, a division of the
American Library Association. She is the author of Teaching Banned Books: Twelve
Guides for Young Readers and serves as a spokesperson for first amendment issues as
they relate to children and young adults. She writes a bimonthly column for School
Library Journal and a monthly column for the Random House website, and she is a
regular contributor to Book Links magazine.
Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) is charged with implementing the intellectual freedom policies of the American Library Association through educating librarians and the public about 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. In order to meet its educational goals, the Office undertakes information, support, and coordination .
Reviews
“The author, Pat R, Scales, takes a practical approach with this book with clear examples, appropriate excerpts of legal statutes, descriptions of court cases, realistic case studies, and tips.”
--ARBA Online
"It includes sensible coverage of many of the
fundamental tasks of collection management,
including writing a collection development policy,
managing access to restricted material, the role
of reserve collections, ensuring confidentiality of
library borrowing records, and the use of labels
to indicate content and appropriate reader levels.
While each of these topics is seen through the
prism of intellectual freedom, Scales unfailingly
casts light on the broader issues related to
managing school library collections ... recommended to any school librarian interested
in this vital area of professional practice, and
particularly those who might be about to embark
on the preparation of a collection development
policy."
--The Australian Library Journal
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The Whole School Library Handbook 2
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1127-3
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Covering a wide range of important information in one handy volume, this stimulating handbook is a must-have for every school librarian. |
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Price: $55.00 |
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Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-3543-9
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Librarians face myriad copyright dilemmas every day, and as copyright law evolves and new interpretations emerge, libraries play a key role in representing the public in the copyright debate. But how do new copyright laws affect traditional services a... |
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