lis 611 intellectual freedom donna bair-mundy, ph.d

LIS 611LIS 611

Intellectual freedomIntellectual freedom

donna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D.donna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D.

Who would want to censor it? Why?

Christian Bible

Soviet Union Communists

Christians

Chinese Communists

Translation

Truth versus Truth

Course learning objectivesCourse learning objectives

To understand the First Amendment To understand the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Library Bill to the U.S. Constitution, the Library Bill of Rights and other core documentsof Rights and other core documents

To understand the motives and To understand the motives and reasoning behind resource censorship reasoning behind resource censorship and resource destructionand resource destruction

To understand and be able to apply To understand and be able to apply intellectual freedom policies to daily intellectual freedom policies to daily life and professional practices. life and professional practices.

Course websiteCourse websitehttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~donnab/lis611/welcome.html

Online syllabusOnline syllabus

Accessing Accessing On libertyOn liberty

UH Manoa Full Text

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Reading from earlier Intellectual Reading from earlier Intellectual freedom manual freedom manual

Course structureCourse structure

Defining Intellectual FreedomDefining Intellectual Freedom•U.S. U.S. Bill of RightsBill of Rights•On liberty On liberty by John Stuart Millby 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 overviewa historical overview

Student presentations on Student presentations on Intellectual Freedom resourcesIntellectual Freedom resources


Barriers to Access—CensorshipBarriers 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—access Censorship for social reasons—access

for children and youthfor children and youth

Student presentations on Student presentations on CensorshipCensorship

Optional textbook Optional textbook

Karolides, Nicholas J., Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova. 2011. 120 banned books : censorship histories of world literature. New York: Checkmark Books.

Accessing Accessing 120 banned books 120 banned books files on files on electronic course reserveselectronic course reserves


Destruction of books and librariesDestruction of books and libraries

Guest speaker: Lama Wangchuk Guest speaker: Lama Wangchuk on the situation in Tibeton the situation in Tibet


Privacy and confidentialityPrivacy and confidentiality

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


Internet filteringInternet filtering

Creating an intellectual freedom policyCreating an intellectual freedom policy

Visits and requests from law enforcement

Workplace speech

Advocacy

Introducing yourselfIntroducing yourself

Your nameYour name

What you like to be calledWhat you like to be called

Where you are in the programWhere you are in the program

Something interesting about Something interesting about yourselfyourself

Information issue importantInformation issue importantto youto you

Five-Minute Presentation Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom on an Intellectual Freedom

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You are not alone!You are not alone!You are not alone!You are not alone!

American Library Association American Library Association Office for Intellectual FreedomOffice for Intellectual Freedom

Video: American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uammgZu6Crg

ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom webpage (http://www.ala.org/offices/oif)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uammgZu6Crg

http://www.ala.org/offices/oif

http://www.ala.org/offices/oif


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Censorship PaperCensorship Paper & &

PresentationPresentation




ShortShortReflectionReflection

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ClassroomClassroomDiscussionsDiscussionsClassroomClassroom

DiscussionsDiscussions


River Bend casebookRiver Bend casebook

Course reserves:

Shuman, Bruce. 1981. The River Bend casebook : problems in public library service. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press.

Case 2: Use of the Meeting Room

Weekly discussionsWeekly discussions

Question:

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Weekly discussionsWeekly discussions

Participation is the keyParticipation is the key

The success of the classThe success of the classdepends on the freedepends on the free

expression of thoughtsexpression of thoughtsand opinions by everyand opinions by every

class memberclass member

LIS 611 Bill of RightsLIS 611 Bill of Rights

• Every person has a Every person has a right to have an opinionright to have an opinion

• Every person has a Every person has a right to express an right to express an opinionopinion

• Every person has the Every person has the right to respectright to respect

Our first discussion:Our first discussion:

What does the term “Intellectual What does the term “Intellectual Freedom” mean?Freedom” mean?•What does it mean to you What does it mean to you

personally?personally?

•Why is it important to society?Why is it important to society?

lis 611 intellectual freedom donna bair-mundy, ph.d

Documents

censorship slide

liberty slide

truth slide

tibet slide

text slide

online syllabus slide

intellectual freedom

intellectual freedom