Library and Information Science Intellectual Freedom
Below are some useful links about Intellectual Freedom on Library and Information Science:
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| American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression - Links to the Free Expression Newsletter and other sites relating to bookselling and freedom of speech. |
| Articles on Censorship: A Look at the Different Sides of the Issue - There is more than one side to any story. This is more true with censorship of the written word than with most topics. You know where you stand on this issue, but what is your opinion based on? Is it based on fact and your morals, or on other people's morals? To help determine this, it is a good idea to find out what other people have thought on the issue. Here are some articles, essays and speeches that cover this issue from a different side of the story. |
| Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression - Resources, reports, and a list of "Heroes and Villains." |
| Information for Social Change - An activist organisation that examines issues of censorship, freedom and ethics amongst library and information workers. |
| PICS, Censorship, and Intellectual Freedom FAQ - Examines intellectual freedom issues raised by the Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS), a set of technical specifications developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and often used in filtering software. |
| South Dakota Library Association: Intellectual Freedom - Links and information on Surf Safe, the association's web safety program. |
| Texas Library Association Intellectual Freedom Handbook - Practical and theoretical information on intellectual freedom, censorship, and related issues. |