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Intellectual Freedom WWW Resources related to intellectual freedom and censorship for libraries. Includes policy statements, lists of banned books, and links to Supreme Court cases and decisions. Censorship and Intellectual Freedom Page Annotated collection of links on a variety of topics related to censorship and intellectual freedom. 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. Texas Library Association Intellectual Freedom Handbook Practical and theoretical information on intellectual freedom, censorship, and related issues. A Guide To Internet Resources on Intellectual Freedom Compiled by Gary Shimek for The Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the Wisconsin Library Association. An extensive and annotated list of resources. Suppression of Speech by the United States Government: The Children's Internet Protection Act Argues that the federal government attempted to engage in mass censorship by passing the Children's Internet Protection Act. South Dakota Library Association: Intellectual Freedom Links and information on Surf Safe, the association's web safety program. Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression Resources, reports, and a list of "Heroes and Villains." 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. |
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