1. Library Media Accessibility Faculty In-Service July 19, 2009 by Chalice Tillis

2. What Is Accessibility? Accessible means that users can identify and use the resources available. We’re going to find out in today’s in-service if our library is accessible.

3. Types Of Accessibility There are three types of accessibility Intellectual access Physical access Organization access

4. Intellectual Access Intellectual access addresses a student’s right to hear, read and view information; to receive ideas, to express ideas, and to develop skills to receive, examine, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and use information. (The Collection Program, Bishop, 2007)

5. What Is Intellectual freedom? “Intellectual freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction.” It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause or movement may be explored. Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas” Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q &

6. Basic Intellectual Freedom Principals First ammendment First ammendment American Library Association American Library Association Library Bill of Rights Library Bill of Rights Code of Ethics Code of Ethics Freedom to Read Freedom to Read Freedom to View Freedom to View Libraries An American Value Libraries An American Value Privacy Privacy Censorship Censorship

7. First Ammendment Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting An Establishment Of Religion, Or Prohibiting the free exercise Thereof, or Abridging the freedom of speech. Or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

8. American Library Association The American Library Association provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. The major goals for the ALA is that all individuals have equal access to libraries and information services, equal availability of instruction in information use, government information is widely and easily available, library collections are developed, managed and preserved to provide access for users to the full range of available knowledge and information, library use is high, fees are not a barrier to library access and service.

9. The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services. I.Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation. II.Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval. III.Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment. IV.Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgement of free expression and free access to ideas. V.A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views. VI.Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals, or groups requesting their use. Library Bill of Rights

10. Code of Ethics The following are principles of the Code of ethics that are expressed in broad statements to guide ethical decision making. 1. We provide the highest level of service to all library users through appropriate and usefully organized resources; equitable service policies; equitable access; and accurate, unbiased, and courteous responses to all requests. 2. We should uphold the principals of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts to censor library resources. to censor library resources. 3. We should protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted. acquired or transmitted. 4. We recognize and respect intellectual property rights. 5. We treat co-workers and other colleagues with respect, fairness and good faith and advocate conditions of employment that safeguard the rights and welfare of all employees of our institutions. institutions. 6. We distinguish between our personal convictions and professional duties and do not allow our personal beliefs to interfere with fair representation of the aims of our institutions or the provision of access to their information resources. 7. We strive for excellence in the profession by maintaining and enhancing our own knowledge and skills, by encouraging the professional development of co-workers, and by fostering the aspirations of potential members of the profession.

11. Freedom To Read Statement The freedom to read is guaranteed by the Constitution. Those with faith in free people will stand firm on these constitutional guarantees of essential rights and will exercise the responsibilities that accompany these rights. Responsibilities and rights of Freedom To Read It is the public interest for publishers and librarians to make available the widest diversity of views and expressions, including those that are unorthodox, unpopular, or considered dangerous by the majority. It is the public interest for publishers and librarians to make available the widest diversity of views and expressions, including those that are unorthodox, unpopular, or considered dangerous by the majority. Publishers, librarians, and booksellers do not need to endorse every idea or presentation they make available. It would conflict with the public interest for them to establish their own political, moral, or aesthetic views as a standard for determining what should be published or circulated. Publishers, librarians, and booksellers do not need to endorse every idea or presentation they make available. It would conflict with the public interest for them to establish their own political, moral, or aesthetic views as a standard for determining what should be published or circulated.

12. Freedom To Read cont’d There is no place in our society for efforts to coerce the taste of others, to confine adults to the reading matter deemed suitable for adolescents, or to inhibit the efforts of writers to achieve artistic expression. It is not in the public interest to force a reader to accept the prejudgment of a label characterizing any expression or its author as subversive or dangerous. It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians, as guardians of the people’s freedom to read, to contest encroachments upon that freedom by individuals or groups seeking to impose their own standards or tastes upon the community at large; and by the government whenever it seeks to reduce or deny public access to public information. It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians to give full meaning to the freedom to read by providing books that enrich the quality and diversity of thought and expression. By the exercise of the affirmative responsibility, they can demonstrate that the answer to a “bad” book is a good one, the answer to a “bad” idea is a good one.

13. Freedom to View The Freedom to View principles are to : Protect the confidentiality of all individuals and institutions using film, video, and other audiovisual materials. Protect the confidentiality of all individuals and institutions using film, video, and other audiovisual materials. Provide film, video, and other audiovisual materials which represent a diversity of views and expression. Selection of a work does not constitute or imply agreement with or approval of the content. Provide film, video, and other audiovisual materials which represent a diversity of views and expression. Selection of a work does not constitute or imply agreement with or approval of the content. Provide a diversity of viewpoints without the constraint of labeling or prejudging film, video, or other audiovisual materials on the basis of the moral, religious, or political beliefs of the producer or filmmaker or on the basis of controversial content. Provide a diversity of viewpoints without the constraint of labeling or prejudging film, video, or other audiovisual materials on the basis of the moral, religious, or political beliefs of the producer or filmmaker or on the basis of controversial content. Provide the broadest access to film, video, and other audiovisual materials because they are a means for the communication of ideas. Liberty of circulation is essential to insure the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. Provide the broadest access to film, video, and other audiovisual materials because they are a means for the communication of ideas. Liberty of circulation is essential to insure the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. Content vigorously, by all lawful means, every encroachment upon the public’s freedom to view. Content vigorously, by all lawful means, every encroachment upon the public’s freedom to view.

14. Libraries: An American Value Library media centers are the foundations of the communities they serve. Free access to the books, ideas, resources, and information in the library media centers is crucial for education, employment, enjoyment, and self-government. Library media centers are a inheritance to each generation, offering the legacy of the past and the promises of the future. Certain principles must be followed to ensure that the library media centers have the freedom to promote and protect the community.

15. Libraries: An American Value Principles We defend the constitutional rights of all individuals, including children and teenagers, to use the library’s resources and services; We defend the constitutional rights of all individuals, including children and teenagers, to use the library’s resources and services; We value our nation’s diversity and strive to reflect that diversity by providing a full spectrum of resources and services to the communities we serve; We value our nation’s diversity and strive to reflect that diversity by providing a full spectrum of resources and services to the communities we serve; We affirm the responsibility and the right of all parents and guardians to guide their own children’s use of the library and its resources and services; We affirm the responsibility and the right of all parents and guardians to guide their own children’s use of the library and its resources and services; We connect people and ideas by helping each person select from and effectively use the library’s resources; We connect people and ideas by helping each person select from and effectively use the library’s resources; We protect each individual’s privacy and confidentiality in the use of library resources and services; We protect each individual’s privacy and confidentiality in the use of library resources and services; We protect the rights of individuals to express their opinions about library resources and services; We protect the rights of individuals to express their opinions about library resources and services; We celebrate and preserve our democratic society by making available the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions and ideas, so that all individuals have the opportunity to become lifelong learners – informed, literate, educated, and culturally enriched. We celebrate and preserve our democratic society by making available the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions and ideas, so that all individuals have the opportunity to become lifelong learners – informed, literate, educated, and culturally enriched.

16. Privacy Circulation records and other records identifying the names of library users are confidential. Circulation records and other records identifying the names of library users are confidential. Patron records shall not be made available to any agency of state, federal, or local government except pursuant to such process, order or subpoena as may be authorized under the authority of, and pursuant to, federal, state, or local law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative discovery procedures or legislative power. Patron records shall not be made available to any agency of state, federal, or local government except pursuant to such process, order or subpoena as may be authorized under the authority of, and pursuant to, federal, state, or local law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative discovery procedures or legislative power. Resist the issuance of enforcement of any such process, order, or subpoena until such time as a proper showing of good cause has been made in a court of competent. Resist the issuance of enforcement of any such process, order, or subpoena until such time as a proper showing of good cause has been made in a court of competent.

17. Censorship Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that individuals, groups, or Government officials find objectionable or dangerous. These groups try to use the power of the state to impose their view of what is Truthful and appropriate, or offensive on everyone else. Censors pressure librarians to suppress or remove from access information they Feel is inappropriate. Censors want to prejudge material for everyone.

18. Censorship Cont’d The United States Supreme Court has ruled that there are certain categories of speech that are not protected by the First Amendment. Descenity Child pornography Defamation Fighting words Speech that incites immediate or imminent lawless action.

19. Libraries provide Physical Access as well as Intellectual Access. Physical Access refers to an environment that permits the unimpeded location and retrieval of information. In order to do this libraries should : Provide adequate media center staff; Provide adequate media center staff; Provide materials and devices that aid patrons with disabilities; Provide materials and devices that aid patrons with disabilities; Access to the media center during and after regular school hours; Access to the media center during and after regular school hours; Supply a broad range of resources to meet students’ needs in terms of learning styles, linguistic and cultural diversity; Supply a broad range of resources to meet students’ needs in terms of learning styles, linguistic and cultural diversity; Use of interlibrary loan; Use of interlibrary loan; And access to computerized information networks or databases. And access to computerized information networks or databases.

20. Scheduling Fixed Scheduling – Traditional library classes Fixed Scheduling – Traditional library classes Flexible Scheduling – This allows teachers to schedule their classes into the library at the time of need for instructional purposes depending on the project or thematic unit. Flexible Scheduling – This allows teachers to schedule their classes into the library at the time of need for instructional purposes depending on the project or thematic unit.

21. Why choose flexible scheduling? Access to library media resources at point of need Access to library media resources at point of need Collaboration between teacher and librarian in planning and teaching Collaboration between teacher and librarian in planning and teaching Information skills taught as part of overall curriculum Information skills taught as part of overall curriculum Transfer of learning Transfer of learning Can provide services for different age groups at the same time. Can provide services for different age groups at the same time.

22. Organizational Access This kind of access involves the way information is organized using automation systems and circulation procedures, including the acceptable use policies and copyright issues.

23. What do you think? Is our media center accessible? Is our media center accessible? What can we do to make it more accessible? What can we do to make it more accessible? What type of scheduling would you prefer? What type of scheduling would you prefer?