Censorship challenges to books in Scottish public libraries

Taylor, Kelly A; McMenemy, David

doi:10.1177/0961000611435254

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“…Over five years Taylor and McMenemy (2012) investigated book challenges in Scottish public libraries. Eight of the 29 public authorities in Scotland "received complaints made against books on the grounds of content or inappropriateness" (Taylor & McMenemy, 2012, pp.…”

Section: Self-censorship Practices In Librariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Graphic Novel Selection and the Application of Intellectual Freedom in New Zealand Secondary School Libraries

Moodie¹,

Calvert²

2021

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There is a gap in our knowledge about the relationship between school library managers’ graphic novels selection and self-censorship practices. In this project, we surveyed New Zealand secondary school library managers. The survey results suggested school library managers inconsistently follow professional library standards in selection practice and that self-censorship was identifiable among 56% of the survey respondents. Many respondents also indicated that impartiality was an insignificant selection criterion. Results also indicated that school library managers were unclear as to whether intellectual freedom principles applied to people under the age of 18. We provide directions for further research and implications for practice, including our commitment to create a best-practice guide, based upon the research presented here, to assist school library managers in the development of graphic novel collections that not only meet educational standards of assisting literacy, but also align with professional library standards of intellectual freedom.

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Section: Self-censorship Practices In Librariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Graphic Novel Selection and the Application of Intellectual Freedom in New Zealand Secondary School Libraries

Moodie¹,

Calvert²

2021

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“…Despite occasional high profile cases, challenges to library resources, in UK public library sector at least, appear to be relatively rare. In a survey of Scottish public library authorities, Taylor and McMenemy (2013) reported just three challenges to books per year on average for the whole country; 68% of local authorities had received no complaints in the previous five years. However, children and young people's titles did account for nine of the fifteen complaints detailed.…”

Section: Reasons For Censorshipmentioning

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School librarians’ intellectual freedom attitudes and practices

McNicol

2016

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New Library World Censorship research in libraries Censorship and freedom of information issues have been the subject of relatively limited research in the information studies field. That which has been conducted suggests that librarians are often not the vigorous advocates of intellectual freedom suggested by proclamations from professional bodies. There is frequently a noticeable divide between principles and practice. Furthermore, selfcensorship has been reported as an ongoing issue within the profession; Huston (2004, p.242)

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“…An additional reason for utilizing open records requests, according to Taylor and McMenemy (2012) is to compel the agencies to respond. Recall that, according to FOIA and open records laws, agencies must supply the records requested, subject to various exemptions.…”

Section: Use Of Foi/open Records For Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to delays in receiving responses, the literature warns that researchers should also be wary of how the FOI/open records request might be received by individuals in the government agencies. Taylor and McMenemy (2012) noted, "the benefits of an increased response rate must be weighed against the risks of turning the sample population against the research" (p. 159). Government officials receiving FOI/open records requests are likely already extremely busy and may be resentful or suspicious of such a request (Kazmierski, 2011;Noakes, 1995).…”

Section: Use Of Foi/open Records For Researchmentioning

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Using open records laws for research purposes

Oltmann

Knox

Peterson

et al. 2015

Library & Information Science Research

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This article describes how to use state-level open records laws as a research tool. Similar to the federal-level Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), state open records laws allow individuals to access records and information held by state agencies. This has the potential to be a potent research tool, though it has been rarely used in library and information science to date. This article provides an overview of the federal and state laws pertaining to accessing government information, and then describes an ongoing research project that used these laws to collect data. Two pilot studies were conducted (one in Massachusetts and one in Alabama) to evaluate the potential of using of state open records laws for research purposes. The article concludes with several suggestions for other researchers who wish to use open records laws to obtain government information for research purposes.

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Censorship challenges to books in Scottish public libraries

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Graphic Novel Selection and the Application of Intellectual Freedom in New Zealand Secondary School Libraries

Graphic Novel Selection and the Application of Intellectual Freedom in New Zealand Secondary School Libraries

School librarians’ intellectual freedom attitudes and practices

Using open records laws for research purposes

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