lis 611 intellectual freedom donna bair-mundy, ph.d
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LIS 611LIS 611
Intellectual freedomIntellectual freedom
donna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D.donna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D.
Who would want to censor it? Why?
Christian Bible
Soviet Union Communists
Christians
Chinese Communists
Translation
Truth versus Truth
Course learning objectivesCourse learning objectives
To understand the First Amendment To understand the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Library Bill to the U.S. Constitution, the Library Bill of Rights and other core documentsof Rights and other core documents
To understand the motives and To understand the motives and reasoning behind resource censorship reasoning behind resource censorship and resource destructionand resource destruction
To understand and be able to apply To understand and be able to apply intellectual freedom policies to daily intellectual freedom policies to daily life and professional practices. life and professional practices.
Course websiteCourse websitehttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~donnab/lis611/welcome.html
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Reading from earlier Intellectual Reading from earlier Intellectual freedom manual freedom manual
Course structureCourse structure
Defining Intellectual FreedomDefining Intellectual Freedom•U.S. U.S. Bill of RightsBill of Rights•On liberty On liberty by John Stuart Millby John Stuart Mill•Universal Declaration of Human RightsUniversal Declaration of Human Rights•Library Bill of RightsLibrary Bill of Rights•ALA and intellectual freedom: ALA and intellectual freedom:
a historical overviewa historical overview
Student presentations on Student presentations on Intellectual Freedom resourcesIntellectual Freedom resources
Course structureCourse structure
Barriers to Access—CensorshipBarriers to Access—Censorship•Censorship for political reasonsCensorship for political reasons•Censorship for religious reasonsCensorship for religious reasons•Censorship on sexual groundsCensorship on sexual grounds•Censorship for social reasonsCensorship for social reasons•Censorship for social reasons—access Censorship for social reasons—access
for children and youthfor children and youth
Student presentations on Student presentations on CensorshipCensorship
Optional textbook Optional textbook
Karolides, Nicholas J., Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova. 2011. 120 banned books : censorship histories of world literature. New York: Checkmark Books.
Accessing Accessing 120 banned books 120 banned books files on files on electronic course reserveselectronic course reserves
Course structureCourse structure
Destruction of books and librariesDestruction of books and libraries
Guest speaker: Lama Wangchuk Guest speaker: Lama Wangchuk on the situation in Tibeton the situation in Tibet
Course structureCourse structure
Privacy and confidentialityPrivacy and confidentiality
Guest speaker: William Harrison, Guest speaker: William Harrison, Esq., on the USA PATRIOT Act Esq., on the USA PATRIOT Act (and subsequent revisions)(and subsequent revisions)
Course structureCourse structure
Internet filteringInternet filtering
Creating an intellectual freedom policyCreating an intellectual freedom policy
Visits and requests from law enforcement
Workplace speech
Advocacy
Introducing yourselfIntroducing yourself
Your nameYour name
What you like to be calledWhat you like to be called
Where you are in the programWhere you are in the program
Something interesting about Something interesting about yourselfyourself
Information issue importantInformation issue importantto youto you
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
AssignmentsAssignments
Explore↓
Reflect↓
Share
You are not alone!You are not alone!You are not alone!You are not alone!
American Library Association American Library Association Office for Intellectual FreedomOffice for Intellectual Freedom
Video: American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uammgZu6Crg
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom webpage (http://www.ala.org/offices/oif)
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
Censorship PaperCensorship Paper & &
PresentationPresentation
Censorship PaperCensorship Paper & &
PresentationPresentation
AssignmentsAssignments
ShortShortReflectionReflection
PapersPapers
ShortShortReflectionReflection
PapersPapers
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
Censorship PaperCensorship Paper & &
PresentationPresentation
Censorship PaperCensorship Paper & &
PresentationPresentation
AssignmentsAssignments
ShortShortReflectionReflection
PapersPapers
ShortShortReflectionReflection
PapersPapers
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom
Resource Resource
Censorship PaperCensorship Paper & &
PresentationPresentation
Censorship PaperCensorship Paper & &
PresentationPresentation
ClassroomClassroomDiscussionsDiscussionsClassroomClassroom
DiscussionsDiscussions
AssignmentsAssignments
River Bend casebookRiver Bend casebook
Course reserves:
Shuman, Bruce. 1981. The River Bend casebook : problems in public library service. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press.
Case 2: Use of the Meeting Room
Weekly discussionsWeekly discussions
Question:
Where do I find the instructions for the weekly discussions?
Weekly discussionsWeekly discussions
Weekly discussionsWeekly discussions
Participation is the keyParticipation is the key
The success of the classThe success of the classdepends on the freedepends on the free
expression of thoughtsexpression of thoughtsand opinions by everyand opinions by every
class memberclass member
LIS 611 Bill of RightsLIS 611 Bill of Rights
• Every person has a Every person has a right to have an opinionright to have an opinion
• Every person has a Every person has a right to express an right to express an opinionopinion
• Every person has the Every person has the right to respectright to respect
Our first discussion:Our first discussion:
What does the term “Intellectual What does the term “Intellectual Freedom” mean?Freedom” mean?•What does it mean to you What does it mean to you
personally?personally?
•Why is it important to society?Why is it important to society?