================= README ================= * Library Policy Statements Library Policy Archive [part of the Computers and Academic Freedom (CAF) Archive [part of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Archive]] This is an on-line collection of library policy statements. It includes the American Library Association's Freedom To Read statement and the ALA Library Bill of Rights. (The ALA material is made available by permission of the American Library Association.) If you have gopher, the archive is browsable with the command: gopher -p academic/library gopher.eff.org The archive is also accessible via anonymous ftp and email. Ftp to ftp.eff.org (192.77.172.4). It is in directory "pub/academic/library". To get the file(s) by email, send email to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. In the body of your note include the lines: connect ftp.eff.org cd /pub/CAF/library get get where is the name of a file that you want. File README is a detailed description of the items in the directory. For more information, to make contributions, or to report typos contact J.S. Greenfield (greeny@eff.org). ================= README.subject-index ================= * Subject Index for Library Policy Archive ================= academic ================= * Computers and Academic Freedom (CAF) Archive The CAF Archive is an electronic library of information about computers and academic freedom. If you have gopher, the archive is browsable with the command: gopher -p1/CAF gopher.eff.org If you have Mosiac or some other WWW client, go to http://www.eff.org/CAF/cafhome.html It is available via anonymous ftp to ftp.eff.org (192.77.172.4) in directory "pub/CAF". It is also available via email. For information on email access send email to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. In the body of your note include the lines: connect ftp.eff.org cd /pub/CAF get caf cd /pub/CAF/faq get archive For more information, to make contributions, or to report typos contact J.S. Greenfield (greeny@eff.org). ================= access.children.nonprint.ala ================= * Access for Young People to Nonprint Material (ALA) "Access for Children and Young People to Videotapes and Other Nonprint Formats" An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= access.economic.ala ================= * Economic Barriers to Information Access (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= access.gender-and-orientation.ala ================= * Access Regardless of Gender or Sexual Orientation (ALA) "Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Gender of Sexual Orientation" An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= access.minors.ala ================= * Free Access to Libraries for Minors (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= access.policies.ala ================= * Access Policies (ALA) "Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Policies, Regulations and Procedures Affecting Access to Library Materials, Services and Facilities" An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= access.restrictions.ala ================= * Restricted Access to Library Materials (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" It says in part: "In any situation which restricts access to certain materials, a barrier is placed between the patron and those materials. That barrier may be age related, linguistic, economic, or psychological in nature." ... "Because restricted collections often are composed of materials which some library patrons consider 'objectionable,' the potential user may be predisposed to think of the materials as 'objectionable' and, therefore, are reluctant to ask for them." ================= access.sex-orientation ================= * Access Regardless of Gender or Sexual Orientation (ALA) "Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Gender or Sexual Orientation" An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= access.youth.internet.mla.critique ================= * Youth Access to the Internet Through Libraries -- Critique Critique of the Michigan Library Association policy recommentation Summary: Overall I love the statement, but I think the wording and ideas could be a bit tighter in a few places. Most importantly, I think the "obscenity" prohibition is redundant and inconsistent with ALA guidelines. ================= access.youth.internet.mla ================= * Youth Access to the Internet Through Libraries - MLA Approved by the Michigan Library Association, May 1995 It says in part: Libraries and librarians have a responsibility to provide material and information presenting all points of view. Libraries must support access to all formats of material the users informational needs, regardless of the users age or the content of the material. Parents concerned about their childrens use of electronic resources are ultimately responsible for setting standards and establishing guidelines. Parents may wish to spend time on-line with their children to discuss the wealth of information available. [It is critiqued in file ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/CAF/library/access.youth.internet.mla.critique] ================= ala-gopher.pointer ================= * Pointer to American Library Association gopher server ================= archivists-statement ================= * SAA statement on electronic archival of information The Society of American Archivists Position Statement on Archival Issues Raised by Information Stored in Electronic Form. ================= bill-of-rights.ala ================= * Library Bill of Rights (ALA) ================= bulletin-boards.ala ================= * Exhibit Spaces and Bulletin Boards (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= censorship.def.ala ================= * Definition of "Censorship" and Related Terms (ALA) ================= challenged-materials.ala ================= * Challenged Materials (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights". It says in part "The Constitution requires a procedure designed to focus searchingly on challenged expression before it can be suppressed. An adversary hearing is a part of this procedure." ================= computer.ala ================= * Access to Electronic ... Services and Networks ... (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" Says in part: "Libraries and librarians exist to facilitate the exercise of these rights by selecting, producing, providing access to, identifying, retrieving, organizing, providing instruction in the use of, and preserving recorded expression regardless of the format or technology." ================= computer.draft.ala ================= * DRAFT: Access to Electronic ... Services and Networks ... (ALA) A draft interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" -- version 2 Says in part: "Libraries and librarians exist to facilitate [freedom of speech and freedom to read] by providing access to, identifying, retrieving, organizing, providing instruction in the use of, and preserving recorded expression regardless of the format or technology." ================= confidentiality.1.ala ================= * Confidentiality -- 1 (ALA) The American Library Association's "Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records" Suggests how to handle police or official requests for information about a user. ================= confidentiality.2.ala ================= * Confidentiality -- 2 (ALA) The American Library Association's "Statement Concerning Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information about Library Users" ================= diversity.ala ================= * Diversity in Collection Development (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" It says that collections should be inclusive, not exclusive. And that materials should cover the needs and interest of all patrons. "This includes materials that reflect political, economic, religious, social, minority, and sexual issues." ================= elec.rights1-4 ================= * Electronic Rights 1-4 This is the ASCII version of a printed booklet distributed at the American Library Association conference in July 1991. The program was sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association. Details follow on ordering the full print monograph. [From ftp.apple.com:alug/rights/elec.rights1-4] ================= ethics.ala ================= The American Library Association's (ALA) "The Librarian's Code of Ethics". The ALA is the oldest and largest organization for libraries and librarianship in the world. ================= ethics.asis ================= The American Society for Information Science's (ASIS) "A Code of Ethics for Information Scientists". The ASIS is, among other things, the professional society for many "corporate librarians". ================= evaluating-collections.ala ================= * Evaluating Library Collections (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= expurgation.ala ================= * Expurgation of Library Materials (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights". It says in part: "By such expurgation, the library is in effect denying access to the complete work and the entire spectrum of ideas that the work intended to express. ... Further, expurgation without written permission from the holder of the copyright on the material may violate the copyright provisions of the United States Code." ================= free-expression.ala ================= * Universal Right to Free Expression (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= freedom-to-read.ala ================= * Freedom to Read Statement (ALA) and Association of American Publishers. It says in part: "We trust Americans to recognize propaganda, and to reject it. We do not believe they need the help of censors to assist them in this task. We do not believe they are prepared to sacrifice their heritage of a free press in order to be "protected" against what others think may be bad for them. We believe they still favor free enterprise in ideas and expression." ================= int-freedom-newsletter.ala ================= One place good place to report censorship incidents is the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. The Newsletter only prints reports that are documented with newspaper articles. The address is enclosed. ================= int-freedom.ala ================= * Intellectual Freedom Statement -- American Library Assoc An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= int-freedom.can ================= * Intellectual Freedom Statement -- Canadian Library Assoc ================= int-freedom.carl ================= * Intellectual Freedom Statement -- Canadian Asso. of Res. Lib. The Intellectual Freedom and Freedom of Expression policies of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries ================= int-rights.ola ================= * Intellectual Rights of the Individual -- Ontario Library Association ================= labeling.ala ================= * Labeling (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" It gives three reasons why labeling is bad. The first is that "[l]abeling is an attempt to prejudice attitudes and as such, it is a censor's tool." ================= library-donations ================= * Virginia Beach Library Policy on Commercial Donations ================= library-netnews-analogy ================= * The Library/Netnews analogy (C. M. Kadie) An article from CAF-News 1.30. Carl Kadie tries to clarify the analogy between a traditional library and a computer. The note says that Netnews should compared to a library, rather it should be compared to the set of publications from which a library selects. The note also includes the Hypothetical Netnews Bill of Rights, a modification of the ALA's Library Bill of Rights. ================= library-programs.ala ================= * Library Initiated Programs as a Resource (ALA) An interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights" ================= library.porn ================= * Library Porn -- a parody A parody of a real newspaper article published in the Houston Chronicle. The parody is by Carl Kadie. It was published in rec.humor.funny. ================= library.porn.real ================= * Library Porn -- the newspaper article parodied A real newspaper article published in the Houston Chronicle. The parody is in file library.porn. ================= meeting-rooms.ala ================= * Meeting Rooms (ALA) It says that facilities should be made available to the public served by the given library "on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use." It is an interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights". ================= order.form.ala ================= * Ordering Information from 1991 (ALA) 1991 information on how to order intellectual freedom material from the American Library Association. Much of the material is free. ================= school-libraries.ala ================= * Grade and High School Library Policy (ALA) It says that the principles of the Library Bill of Rights apply to school libraries. The statement's full title is "Access to Resources And Services in the School Library Media Program". It is an interpretation by the American Library Association of the "Library Bill of Rights". ================= selection-workbook.ala ================= * Selection Policy Writing Workbook (ALA) The American Library Association's "Workbook on Selection Policy Writing". Although aimed at textbook and library book selection in grade and high schools, it also seems applicable to newsgroup selection. It includes information about how create a selection policy and how to handle complaints. It also includes a sample selection policy. ================= user-behavior.ala ================= * Guidelines for Policies Regarding User Behavior (ALA) "Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures Regarding User Behavior and Library Use" ================= whats-a-library ================= * What is a "Library"? (C. M. Kadie) An article from CAF-News 1.27. Carl Kadie tries to define "library" to see how well term can cover a Netnews service. The note lists the legal definition of "library" for the few states that have such a definition. Indiana's definition seems the best. ================= ================= Last update Fri May 3 18:12:18 PDT 1996