Censorship Challenges to Books in Scottish Public Libraries

Autor/inn/en	Taylor, Kelly; McMenemy, David
Titel	Censorship Challenges to Books in Scottish Public Libraries
Quelle	In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 45 (2013) 2, S.153-167 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0961-0006
DOI	10.1177/0961000611435254
Schlagwörter	Censorship; Public Libraries; Foreign Countries; Sex Education; Books; Library Services; Intellectual Freedom; Librarians; Reading Material Selection; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politische Zensur; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Ausland; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Bibliotheksarbeit; Akademische Freiheit; Intellektuelle Unabhängigkeit; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Großbritannien
Abstract	Censorship challenges to books in UK public libraries have received renewed attention recently. This study sought to establish the incidence of censorship challenges to books in Scottish public libraries in the years 2005-2009 and the actions taken in response to these challenges. It was found that eight local authorities in Scotland had received formal censorship challenges to books, with a total of 15 challenges throughout the country. The most common action taken in response to these challenges was for the book to be kept in stock in its original position with the rationale for this explained to the complainer, with the second most common action being taken to move the title to another section of the library. Two books were removed from the library in response to a censorship challenge. The largest numbers of challenges were made against books on the basis of sexual material. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10