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Argues that the federal government attempted to engage in mass censorship by passing the Children's Internet Protection Act.
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Suppression of Speech by the United States Government: The Children's
Lynn Sutton, Associate Dean, Wayne State University Libraries,
Intellectual freedom is a core value of librarianship. Passage of the Children's
Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is seen by librarians
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Summary essay by Jessamyn West on librarians' response to the act.
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Librarians respond to the USA PATRIOT Act
National Library Week was in April and President Bush "celebrated" by making stump speeches in favor of the USA PATRIOT Act [USAPA].
USAPA has been with us since October 2001 when an alarmed Congress hastily passed the 300+ page bill giving the US
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From CYBERSTACKS. An annotated listing of projects, research, products and services which are investigating or provide desktop access on an 'As Needed' basis to individual journal, magazine, newspaper, or other serial publication article, chapter, or paper.
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Electronic Article Delivery Services
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
by Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Lyrics) and Jule Styne (Music) (1956)
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" CatchWord Ltd. was formed in 1994 as an electronic solution provider for
publishers or owners of commercially
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Suggestions for recommending books to gifted children.
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Rita Soltan, Head of youth Services, Baldwin Public Library (Birmingham),
MLA Fall Conference November 7, 2001
Recommending children's literature and providing readers' advisory is a
constant responsibility for youth
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Results of a study that traced how often classroom faculty at small academic institutions assisted in book buying for the library.
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Rates of Participation by Faculty Book Selectors in a College Library
Steven Sowards, Head of Reference, Michigan State University Libraries,
Smaller academic libraries rely on suggestions from classroom faculty to
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This case-study outlines a teaching partnership between library and academic staff at the University of Waikato. It describes the strategies adopted to develop greater student information literacy and knowledge of source materials; and demonstrates the inter-relationship between student assignments and library resourcing. Both achievements and areas of difficulty are discussed.
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Academic Exchange Quarterly
Fall 2003: Volume 7, Issue 3
Enhancing Information Literacy: A Practical Exemplar
Graham , University of Waikato
Parsons, University of Waikato
Jeanine Graham (MA, PhD Auckl )
is Acting Chairperson, Department of
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Links and news from the library staff at the Christian Science Monitor.
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The Christian Science Monitor - an independent daily newspaper providing context and clarity on national and international news, peoples and cultures, and social trends.
The "filibuster": debate on the high seas
[Editor's Note ??” In the original posting, Strom Thurmond was identified as a Republican senator when he made his record-setting filibuster in 1957. However, he was a Democrat at the time and didn't switch
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Offers tips for creating and running book clubs in public libraries.
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Starting a Book Club in a Mid-sized Public Library: A Practical Guide
Susan E. Boring, Reference Staff, Ferndale Public Library,
Chances are, the man or woman approaching the reference desk these days is
not going to
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