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Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul.
AblazeBiz (Alane Johnson) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:06 -0000
Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul.
Who is this @lorddrayson chap, and can we have one for the US? #nuttsack http://bit.ly/2fMkiB Thanks for fighting for intellectual freedom.
ymberlenis (Just me) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:54 -0000
Who is this @lorddrayson chap, and can we have one for the US? #nuttsack http://bit.ly/2fMkiB Thanks for fighting for intellectual freedom.
Otium - A life spent in elegant, intellectual freedom.
awcolman (Andrew Colman) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:53 -0000
Otium - A life spent in elegant, intellectual freedom.
RT @RossJTodd: Intellectual freedom @ #aasl2009? "data collection" says "those interested in theoretical discussions will not be admitted!"
buffyjhamilton (Buffy Hamilton) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:09:30 -0000
RT @RossJTodd: Intellectual freedom @ #aasl2009? "data collection" says "those interested in theoretical discussions will not be admitted!"
Intellectual freedom @ #aasl2009? Friday session "data collection" says "those interested in theoretical discussions will not be admitted!"
RossJTodd ( Dr Ross J Todd) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:05:17 -0000
Intellectual freedom @ #aasl2009? Friday session "data collection" says "those interested in theoretical discussions will not be admitted!"
Privacy is touchstone for intellectual freedom. #aasl2009
SVVSDLibraries (libraryqueenn) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:28:34 -0000
Privacy is touchstone for intellectual freedom. #aasl2009

 

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A Guide To Internet Resources on Intellectual Freedom - Compiled by Gary Shimek for The Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the Wisconsin Library Association. An extensive and annotated list of resources.

ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom - The Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Associations basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries.
Meta Description: [ The Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. The goal of the office is to educate libraria... ]

ALA's Library Bill of Rights - The Associations basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials.
Meta Description: [ The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services. ]

ALA's The Freedom to Read Statement - The Association's policy statement on intellectual freedom and censorship.
Meta Description: [ We do not state these propositions in the comfortable belief that what people read is unimportant. We believe rather that what people read is deeply important; that ideas can be dangerous; but that the suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of lif... ]

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression - Links to the Free Expression Newsletter and other sites relating to bookselling and freedom of speech.

Articles on Censorship: A Look at the Different Sides of the Issue - There is more than one side to any story. This is more true with censorship of the written word than with most topics. You know where you stand on this issue, but what is your opinion based on? Is it based on fact and your morals, or on other people's morals? To help determine this, it is a good idea to find out what other people have thought on the issue. Here are some articles, essays and speeches that cover this issue from a different side of the story.
Meta Description: [ There is more than one side to any story. This is more true with censorship of the written word than with most topics. You know where you stand on this issue, but what is your opinion based on? Is it based on fact and your morals, or on other people's morals? To help determine this, it is a good ... ]

Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression - Resources, reports, and a list of Heroes and Villains.

Censorship and Intellectual Freedom Page - Annotated collection of links on a variety of topics related to censorship and intellectual freedom.

Information for Social Change - An activist organisation that examines issues of censorship, freedom and ethics amongst library and information workers.
Meta Description: [ Information for Social Change is an activist organisation that examines issues of censorship, freedom and ethics amongst library and information workers. It is committed to promoting alternatives to the dominant paradigms of library and information work and publishes its own journal, Information ... ]

PICS, Censorship, and Intellectual Freedom FAQ - Examines intellectual freedom issues raised by the Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS), a set of technical specifications developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and often used in filtering software.

South Dakota Library Association: Intellectual Freedom - Links and information on Surf Safe, the association's web safety program.

Suppression of Speech by the United States Government: The Children's Internet Protection Act - Argues that the federal government attempted to engage in mass censorship by passing the Children's Internet Protection Act.

Texas Library Association Intellectual Freedom Handbook - Practical and theoretical information on intellectual freedom, censorship, and related issues.