ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

There are many resources on the ALA website for those interested in Intellectual Freedom and how it relates to libraries and librarians, including a blog and a page providing links to issues in Intellectual Freedom. Also the ALA has an office dedicated to this issue. The mission of the Office for Intellectual Freedom is “to provide counsel, training, and other assistance to librarians and trustees facing challenges to materials in the collections.”

A list of the most challenged books of the 21st century can be found at: http://staging.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/topten2000to2005.cfm

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ALA. Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A. Retrieved September 19, 2008
ALA. (2004). The Freedom to Read Statement. Retrieved September 19, 2008
American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom. (2002). Intellectual freedom manual (6th ed.). Chicago: American Library Association.
Banned Books Week. Retrieved September 27, 2008, 2008, from http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm
City Mayors Education. Retrieved September 27, 2008, 2008, from http://www.citymayors.com/education/usa-banned-books.html
Google defies DOJ demand for search records [Electronic. (2006). Version]. Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, 55, 63. Retrieved September 24, 2008
LaRue, J. (2007). The new inquisition : understanding and managing intellectual freedom challenges. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited.
MODEL POLICY: RESPONDING TO DEMANDS FOR LIBRARY RECORDS [Electronic. (2007). Version]. American Libraries, 38, adv1-adv4. Retrieved September 19, 2008,
Overview: Banned Books. Retrieved September 22, 2008 from
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org//speech/libraries/topic.aspx?topic=banned_books&SearchString=stealth_censorship
Pincus, F. L. (1983). Censorship in the Name of Civil Rights: A View From the Left. Education Week Retrieved September 27, 2008, from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1983/01/26/03050003.h02.html
Stone, D. (2008). Appeals Court Strikes Down Child Online Protection Act. ALA Blog.
Support for Dealing with or Reporting Challenges to Library Materials. Retrieved September 27, 2008, 2008, from http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/challengesupport/challengesupport.cfm
The USA Patriot Act. (2008). Retrieved September 28, 2008, from http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/woissues/civilliberties/theusapatriotact/usapatriotact.cfm