LIS 611 Intellectual freedom donna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D.

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Course learning objectives To understand the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Library Bill of Rights and other core documents To understand the motives and reasoning behind resource censorship and resource destruction To understand and be able to apply intellectual freedom policies to daily life and professional practices.

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Course structure Defining Intellectual Freedom U.S. Bill of RightsU.S. Bill of Rights On liberty by John Stuart MillOn liberty by 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 overview Student presentations on Intellectual Freedom resources

Course structure Barriers 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—accessCensorship for social reasons—access for children and youth Student presentations on Censorship

Optional textbook Karolides, Nicholas J., Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova banned books : censorship histories of world literature. New York: Checkmark Books.

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Course structure Destruction of books and libraries Guest speaker: Lama Wangchuk on the situation in Tibet

Course structure Privacy and confidentiality Guest speaker: William Harrison, Esq., on the USA PATRIOT Act (and subsequent revisions)

Course structure Internet filtering Creating an intellectual freedom policy Visits and requests from law enforcement Workplace speech Advocacy

Introducing yourself Your name What you like to be called Where you are in the program Something interesting about yourself Information issue important to you

Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Assignments Explore ↓ Reflect ↓ Share

You are not alone! American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom Video: American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom webpage (

Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Censorship Paper &Presentation &Presentation Assignments

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ShortReflectionPapersShortReflectionPapers Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Censorship Paper &Presentation &Presentation ClassroomDiscussionsClassroomDiscussions Assignments

River Bend casebook Course reserves: Shuman, Bruce The River Bend casebook : problems in public library service. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press. Case 2: Use of the Meeting Room

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Participation is the key The success of the class depends on the free expression of thoughts and opinions by every class member

LIS 611 Bill of Rights Every person has a right to have an opinionEvery person has a right to have an opinion Every person has a right to express an opinionEvery person has a right to express an opinion Every person has the right to respectEvery person has the right to respect

Our first discussion: What does the term “Intellectual Freedom” mean? What does it mean to youWhat does it mean to youpersonally? Why is it important to society?Why is it important to society?