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Office for Intellectual Freedom

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, This office supports several initiatives: intellectual freedom, freedom to read, privacy, academic freedom, censorship, Banned Books Week, etc. Links to resources are provided on this website....

Keywords:: academic freedom, American Library Association, privacy, libraries, intellectual freedom, banned books, censorship

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Academic Support Services / ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Literacy / Legal and Ethical Issues

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Material Type:: Collection
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 7, 2015
Date Modified in MERLOT:: August 3, 2018
Author:: American Library Association
Submitter:: Lesley Farmer

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Lesley Farmer (Faculty)

6 years ago

The Office for Intellectual Freedom implements the American Library Association's policies on intellectual freedom, emphasizing free access to library materials. Its projects include Banned Books Week, Choose Privacy Week, and online learning. The office provides resources and guidance for over several intellectual freedom issues (e.g., academic freedom, filters, confidentiality laws). The core audiences for this site are librarians and library users. As such, it gives an informed, unique perspective.

Used in course? Yes

Time spent reviewing site: 1 hour