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LIS 611

LIS 611. Intellectual freedom. donna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D. Translation. Christian Bible. Who would want to censor it? Why?. Soviet Union Communists. Chinese Communists. Christians. Truth versus Truth. Course learning objectives. To understand the First Amendment

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LIS 611

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  1. LIS 611 Intellectual freedom donna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D.

  2. Translation Christian Bible Who would want to censor it? Why? Soviet Union Communists Chinese Communists Christians

  3. Truth versus Truth

  4. Course learning objectives To understand the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Library Bill of Rights and other core documents To understand the motives and reasoning behind resource censorship and resource destruction To understand and be able to apply intellectual freedom policies to daily life and professional practices.

  5. Course website http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donnab/lis611/welcome.html

  6. Online syllabus

  7. Online syllabus

  8. Online syllabus

  9. Accessing On liberty UH Manoa Full Text

  10. Online syllabus

  11. Online syllabus

  12. Accessing On liberty

  13. Online syllabus

  14. Printing to .pdf

  15. Printing to .pdf

  16. Printing to .pdf

  17. Online syllabus

  18. Save and print the .pdf

  19. Online syllabus

  20. Accessing electronic course reserves

  21. Accessing electronic course reserves

  22. Accessing electronic course reserves

  23. PDF Reader instructions Please configure the Acrobat Reader to open PDF files in a separate window: • Open browser then open Acrobat Reader • Edit menu > Preferences > General > Options > Web Browser Options • UNCHECK display PDF in browser • Close browser and Acrobat Reader

  24. Configuring Adobe Reader (1)

  25. Configuring Adobe Reader (2)

  26. Configuring Adobe Reader (3)

  27. Reading from earlier Intellectual freedom manual

  28. Course structure • Defining Intellectual Freedom • U.S. Bill of Rights • On liberty by John Stuart Mill • Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Library Bill of Rights • ALA and intellectual freedom: • a historical overview Student presentations on Intellectual Freedom resources

  29. Course structure • Barriers to Access—Censorship • Censorship for political reasons • Censorship for religious reasons • Censorship on sexual grounds • Censorship for social reasons • Censorship for social reasons—access • for children and youth Student presentations on Censorship

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

  31. Accessing 120 banned books files on electronic course reserves

  32. Course structure Destruction of books and libraries Guest speaker: Lama Wangchuk on the situation in Tibet

  33. Course structure Privacy and confidentiality Guest speaker: William Harrison, Esq., on the USA PATRIOT Act (and subsequent revisions)

  34. Course structure Internet filtering Creating an intellectual freedom policy Visits and requests from law enforcement Workplace speech Advocacy

  35. Introducing yourself Your name What you like to be called Where you are in the program Something interesting about yourself Information issue important to you

  36. Assignments Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Explore ↓ Reflect ↓ Share

  37. American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom Video: American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uammgZu6Crg ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom webpage (http://www.ala.org/offices/oif) You are not alone!

  38. Assignments Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Censorship Paper & Presentation

  39. Assignments Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Censorship Paper & Presentation Short Reflection Papers

  40. Assignments Five-Minute Presentation on an Intellectual Freedom Resource Censorship Paper & Presentation Short Reflection Papers Classroom Discussions

  41. River Bend casebook Shuman, Bruce. 1981. The River Bend casebook : problems in public library service. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press. Course reserves: Case 2: Use of the Meeting Room

  42. Weekly discussions Question: Where do I find the instructions for the weekly discussions?

  43. Weekly discussions

  44. Weekly discussions

  45. Participation is the key The success of the class depends on the free expression of thoughts and opinions by every class member

  46. LIS 611 Bill of Rights • Every person has a right to have an opinion • Every person has a right to express an opinion • Every person has the right to respect

  47. Our first discussion: • What does the term “Intellectual • Freedom” mean? • What does it mean to you • personally? • Why is it important to society?

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