Resources

Intellectual Freedom: Resources and Tools for Libraries

ASSOCIATIONS & INTEREST GROUPS

• ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
• ALA Intellectual Freedom Roundtable
• ALA Intellectual Freedom Action Network
• WLA Intellectual Freedom Interest Group
• WLA Social Responsibilities Round Table
• ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
• ACLU of Washington
• Center for Democracy & Technology
• NCAC (National Coalition Against Censorship)
• CIEC (Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition)
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Washington Coalition Against Censorship   (206) 784-6541  6548 Jones Ave NW, Seattle, Washington,98117                      Email: wcac-help@comcast.net           

 

FREE SPEECH & CENSORSHIP WATCH

In the News:

• ALA News
• ACLU News
• FEN (Free Expression Network)

Legislative Issues can be monitored at:

• WLA Washington Legislative Issues
• ALA Washington Office
• ALA’s CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) web site  

Court Watch:

• ACLU Supreme Court Watch
• ALA Notable First Amendment Court Cases
• ALA Washington Office

LISTSERVS / ELECTRONIC MAILING LISTS

• NCAC List of Electronic Mailing Lists
• Intellectual Freedom Electronic Mailing Lists

USA PATRIOT ACT:

• Full Text of Act
• USA Patriot Act, including additional resources, provided by The Evergreen State College
• ALA Links and Information on the USA PATRIOT Act
• FBI Used PATRIOT Act…to Get Library Records
• Santa Cruz (CA) Public Library response to the USA Patriot Act

KEY DOCUMENTS

• Constitution of the United States
• Washington State Constitution
• ALA Library Bill of Rights & Interpretations
• ALA Freedom to Read Statement
• ALA Freedom to View Statement
• WLA Intellectual Freedom Statement (pdf)
• WLA Fact Sheet: Library Bill of Rights
• ALA Code of Ethics
• 1st Amendment to the Constitution and Notable First Amendment Cases
• RCW, Library Records Exempt From Public Inspection & Copying

LOCAL POLICIES & INTERPRETATIONS

• Open Access: Kitsap Regional Library
• Intellectual Freedom: King County Library System
• Code of Ethics: Fort Vancouver Regional
• Collection: CDIG List
• Confidentiality:
  • Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
  • Seattle Public Library
  • University of Washington Libraries 
• Meeting Room:
  • Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
  • King County Library System
  • Spokane Public Library 
• Internet & Electronic Information:
  • Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
  • King County Library System
  • Seattle Public Library
  • Spokane Public Library
  • University of Washington Libraries
  • Western Washington University Library

TOOLKITS

• ALA Libraries and the Internet Toolkit
• Oregon Library Association Tool Kit
• Constitutional Principles and American Public Libraries, by Candace Morgan
• Guidelines for Responding to Complaints by Candace Morgan (Word 6.0)
• LIGHT Strategy for Dealing with Challenges by Catherine Lord (Word 6.0)
• Tip Sheet for Frontline Staff Dealing With Patrons Re: Intellectual Freedom from the Washington Library Association

Recent Blogs

• Display Ideas for Banned Books Week
• “Wise Decision”: Stick to Beowulf
• Tintin finds a new home in the library vault
• Herdict: How censored is the world’s internet?