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Censorship of educational research databases in the United States has been a concerted political effort since 2016. [1] [2] Activist groups that aim to change school curricula and ban books from libraries and schools are applying political and legislative pressure to limit the content in educational research databases to which libraries subscribe to give students online access to educational ...
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
The Library Bill of Rights is the American Library Association's statement expressing the rights of library users to intellectual freedom and the expectations the association places on libraries to support those rights. The Association's Council has adopted a number of interpretations of the document applying it to various library policies.
Responding to restricted public funding and the rising costs of print materials, the library has launched significant new ventures that use digital technology to provide cost-effective and permanent alternatives to traditional print publication. The University Library is also an educational organization in its own right, offering a full range ...
The Kyl-Lott Amendment led to the removal of previously declassified records from public access for re-review of restricted data. [2] During the George W. Bush administration, the signing of Executive Order 13292 in 2003 eased the process of withdrawals and further delayed automatic declassification review.
Escambia County Public Schools have placed over 100 books in a Restricted Section in libraries while the books are reviewed for age-appropriateness.
The Supreme Court also held that the public forum principles on which the district court relied were "out of place in the context of this case" and that Internet access in public libraries "is neither a 'traditional' nor a 'designated' public forum" under the established public forum law. [7] A library does not acquire Internet terminals in ...
A controversial plan to move some books in the Columbia County Library from the "Young Adult" or "Teen" sections to the "Adult" section is moving forward after a meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10.