It would be a serious mistake if ALA underestimates the importance
and the need for a clear and concise statement on the core
values of this profession. Failure to reach consensus on a statement
communicates to members that we do not know what is
most important in- our service, or at the very least, that we lack
the ability to [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Librarian Core Values?
February 15, 2008One of My Required Banned Books Posts
February 6, 2008I liked this one:
I’m always confused when I see books like Brave New World on a banned book list. Yes, it is about a homogenized world. Yes people can have sex with whomever they please without fear of disease or babies. Yes there are no families. However, the whole point of the novel is that [...]
Banned Books
February 4, 2008Here’re a couple online resources on banned books. The exclusion of some of these from schools is somewhat horrifying (To Kill a Mockingbird?!?)!I did my particular segment on 1980’s court cases, the main resource of which was ALA’s First Amendment Court Case. Other banned books sources are as follows:
http://ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_books
http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html
Banned books are really interesting to think [...]
