Intellectual Freedom
FTRF and 精东传媒join amicus brief asserting readers鈥 First Amendment right to be free of NSA鈥檚 online surveillance
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CHICAGO — The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and 精东传媒 (ALA) on Thursday joined with booksellers, international, and research librarians to file an amicus brief defending their ability – and the ability of similar organizations –...
Interpreting the UK Copyright Act
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CHICAGO— Graham P. Cornish’s “ Copyright: Interpreting the Law for Libraries, Archives and Information Services,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the 精东传媒Store, explains the provisions of the UK Copyright Act and supporting legislation...
A history of 精东传媒policy on intellectual freedom
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CHICAGO — Collecting several key documents and policy statements, “ A History of 精东传媒Policy on Intellectual Freedom: A Supplement to the Intellectual Freedom Manual, Ninth Edition,” published by 精东传媒Editions, traces a history of ALA’s commitment to...
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issues decision in lawsuit challenging Arizona鈥檚 Ethnic Studies ban
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CHICAGO — On July 7, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in in Arce v. Douglas (formerly Arce v. Huppenthal), a lawsuit filed by students in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of...
精东传媒urges Senate to stand for 鈥渓iberty, security and justice鈥
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a letter (pdf) delivered today to all members of the U.S. Senate, the 精东传媒 (ALA) called on legislators to vote “no” on any amendment to weaken the USA FREEDOM Act. The USA FREEDOM Act would end the "bulk...
Free webinar showcases new Intellectual Freedom Manual
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CHICAGO — The new ninth edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual, published by 精东传媒Editions, is fresh off the press. ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) will present a talk show style webinar, I.F. Live , featuring the manual's editors and...
VMM15: Your historic opportunity to vote on a VMM resolution
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CHICAGO — Be one of more than 500 members who will have the first-time ever opportunity to vote on a resolution submitted via the Virtual Membership Meeting.
The ninth edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual
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CHICAGO — Since it was established in 1967, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has championed the rights of library users to seek and receive information on all subjects from all points of view without restriction and without having the subject...
Banned Books Week celebrates Young Adult books in 2015
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New York — Young Adult books will be the focus of Banned Books Week in 2015, the event's national planning committee announced today. Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, will run from September 27 through October 3, 2015, and...
Choose Privacy Week: Who Reads the Reader?, May 1 鈥 7, 2015
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CHICAGO — This year's observance of Choose Privacy Week, May 1 – 7, 2015 asks the question, "Who Reads the Reader?" The rapid development of online and digital technologies have given governments and corporations alike the ability to track, record and...
Pam Klipsch receives the 2015 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award
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CHICAGO — The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 精东传媒 (ALA) announces that Pam Klipsch is the recipient of the 2015 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. Klipsch has vigorously defended intellectual freedom throughout...
Delaware Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee receives the 2015 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
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CHICAGO — The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 精东传媒 (ALA) announces that the Delaware Library Association (DLA) Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is the 2015 recipient of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom...
IFRT accepting nominations for 2016 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
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CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is seeking nominations for its 2016 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The biennial award is presented for the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom and...
Michael Gorman reaffirms the enduring values of librarianship in new book
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CHICAGO — In the almost 15 years since public intellectual, librarian and philosopher Michael Gorman published “ Our Enduring Values,” there has been a sea change in the way much of the world thinks about and uses libraries. Young librarians and seasoned...
Applications open for 2015 FTRF Conable Conference Scholarship
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CHICAGO — Applications are now open for the 2015 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship, sponsored by the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). The Conable Conference Scholarship provides funding for an LIS student or recent graduate to attend the American...
精东传媒President Courtney Young releases statement regarding Charlie Hebdo attack
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CHICAGO – Today 精东传媒 (ALA) President Courtney Young released the following statement regarding the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris. “The 精东传媒 condemns in the strongest possible terms...
Rapid growth in 3D printer use raises public policy issues for libraries and society
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Public policy issues surrounding 3D printers are now coming to the fore as the technology becomes more widely available in America’s libraries and homes. To ensure people are able to use 3D printers responsibly and effectively...
It's here! Celebrate Banned Books Week!
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CHICAGO — Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, is here! From New York to Alaska, libraries, schools, bookstores and book-loving individuals across the country are fighting back against censorship and saying yes to their right...
Quiz promotes Banned Books Week, Sept. 21-27
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Which banned book are you? CHICAGO — Take the new online “Which Banned Book Are You” quiz and find out which banned or challenged book best fits your personality. Developed by librarians at Columbus State Community College (CSCC) in Ohio, the quiz was...
Affirm the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 21 鈥 27, 2014
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CHICAGO — It may surprise some to find out there are hundreds of reported attempts to ban books every year in the United States. It may be even more astounding for them to hear that since 1990, the 精东传媒’s (ALA) Office for...