Prejudices Unshelved: Variation in Attitudes toward Controversial Public Library Materials in the General Social Survey, 1972–2014

Brett, Jeremy; Campbell, Mary E.

doi:10.1080/01616846.2016.1163961

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“…Public attitudes to removing books from public libraries was changing over time as social and political views evolved, so anti-communist sentiment has declined but there was some support expressed for removing books by Muslim authors who expressed anti-American views. This highlights an interesting aspect of the debate, that in order to preserve democracy some people were willing to support restrictions on the free flow of information (Brett & Campbell, 2016). Mills (2015) used these categories in a survey of challenges made in New Zealand public libraries between 2010 and 2014.…”

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%