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Office for Intellectual Freedom
Free People Read Freely ®
| Welcome and Mission Statement | Select Links from the OIF Web Site | Navigating the Site | Organizations | References | What You Can Do |
"Intellectual Freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause or movement may be explored. Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas."—Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A
"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us."—Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas," The One Un-American Act." Nieman Reports, vol. 7, no. 1 (Jan. 1953): p. 20.
Welcome to the 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 Association’s 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.
Select Links from the OIF Web Site
| Select ALA Intellectual Freedom Policies | Help with Challenges | Privacy | RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification Tags) | USA PATRIOT Act | In the States | Select ALA Resolutions | Children's Internet Protection Act | Notable First Amendment Court Cases | News | What You Can Do to Oppose Censorship |
Select ALA Intellectual Freedom Policies
| Library Bill of Rights | Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights | Code of Ethics | Freedom to Read Statement | Libraries: An American Value | Other Policies and Guidelines | Revisions to ALA Intellectual Freedom Policies (June 30, 2004) |
Help with Challenges
| Dealing with Challenges | Reporting a Challenge | Libraries & the Internet Toolkit |
Privacy
| Privacy Tool Kit | State Privacy Laws Regarding Library Records |
RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification Tags)
| RFID |
USA PATRIOT Act
| USA PATRIOT Act | Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for the Library and its Staff |
In the States
| State Legislation | State Privacy Laws Regarding Library Records | State Intellectual Freedom Committee Chairs |
Select ALA Resolutions (also ALA policy)
| Resolution on New Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Media Concentration | A Resolution Against the Use of Torture as a Violation of the American Library Association's Basic Values | Resolution Reaffirming the Principles of Intellectual Freedom in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks | Resolution on the USA Patriot Act and Related Measures That Infringe on the Rights of Library Users |
Children's Internet Protection Act
| Children's Internet Protection Act |
Notable First Amendment Court Cases
| Notable First Amendment Court Cases |
News
| USA PATRIOT Act Petition Drive: Tell Congress Today! | News Sources | Review IFACTION Archive |
What You Can Do to Oppose Censorship
| What You Can Do to Oppose Censorship | Subscribing to IFACTION and Other E-lists | Join the Freedom to Read Foundation | Join the Intellectual Freedom Round Table | Lawyers for Libraries | Donate to the Merritt Humanitarian Fund |
Select Organizations
ALA Washington Office
American Civil Liberties Union
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Cornerstone Project
FAIFE (Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
First Amendment Center
First Amendment Cyber-Tribune
Free Expression Network
GetNetWise
Media Coalition
National Coalition Against Censorship
PEN USA Freedom to Write
Select References
Quick and Easy Links to the OIF Web Site
TinyURL
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What You Can Do
Coalitions Against Censorship
Contacting Elected Officials
Especially for Children and Their Parents
Simple Framing by George Lakoff
What You Can Do to Celebrate Your Freedom to Read!
Links to non-ALA sites have been provided because these sites may have information of interest. Neither the American Library Association nor the Office for Intellectual Freedom necessarily endorses the views expressed or the facts presented on these sites; and furthermore, ALA and OIF do not endorse any commercial products that may be advertised or available on these sites.
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