The Limits of Tolerance

Censorship and Intellectual Freedom in Public Libraries

Ann Curry, Robert Usherwood (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

1996
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-3224-4 (ISBN)

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The relationship between the practice of public librarianship and the philosophy of intellectual freedom has been an uneasy one for a long time. The library controls access to information by the very act of selecting materials, and must, therefore, deal with censorship on a basic level. Are certain subjects, by their nature, the antithesis of community service? Professional standards give some guidance, but the attitudes brought by individual librarians to their work of book selection provide the final interpretation. Curry has surveyed a response group of practicing librarians (British and Canadian), asking provocative questions about their attitudes on materials selection. Her questions target some of the toughest questions librarians ever face; responses are presented in easy-to-understand graphs. Her analysis focuses on the factors—personal beliefs, professional ethics, political pressures—that influence responses. A final discussion covers managing the inevitable complaints from people and groups the selection policy has offended. Curry's arguments and conclusions make fascinating reading. A must for all librarians, but especially public library directors, library faculty, advocates for intellectual freedom, and policy makers at all levels.

Ann Curry is Assistant Professor, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.2.1997
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-8108-3224-0 / 0810832240
ISBN-13	978-0-8108-3224-4 / 9780810832244
Zustand	Neuware