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Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas without restriction. Viewed as an integral component of a democratic society, intellectual freedom protect's an individual's right to access, explore, consider, and express ideas and information as the basis for a self-governing, well-informed citizenry. Intellectual freedom comprises the bedrock for freedoms of expression, speech, and the press and relates to freedoms of information and privacy.
The United Nations upholds intellectual freedom as a basic human right through Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which asserts:
The institution of libraries in particular values intellectual freedom as part of their mission to provide and protect access to information and ideas. The American Library Association (ALA) defines intellectual freedom as "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 can be explored."
Read your free e-book: http://hotaudiobook.com/mebk/50/en/B00GZKTY9W/book Academic freedom is a key element of the academic enterprise in the U.s. However, it does not seem to exist when scholars seek to advocate on behalf of Palestinian self-determination. This unique work examines how the knowledge-power nexus is shaping the discourse around the Israel-palestine conflict and restricting academic freedom. Beginning with a discussion of American Zionism, the work proceeds to explain why scholars working on the question of Palestine are often denied standard academic freedom. This is supported by prominent cases, such as Norman G. Finkelstein's denial of tenure, the Middle East Studies Department at Columbia University, and Mearsheimer and Walt's book, The Israel Lobby. The work of Edward S...
A one-hour webinar conducted in partnership with ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom during Banned Books Week 2016. #Freetoread16
The FIU Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs hosted a conversation with Dr. Ivan M. Havel, brother of Czech writer, dissident and statesman Václav Havel on the struggle for freedom in totalitarian Czechoslovakia.
NCTE Celebrates Over 25 Years of The Students’ Right to Read.Over these years the Council has voiced its opposition to censorship and promoted intellectual freedom. Currently NCTE’s anti-censorship work includes advice, helpful documents, and other support at no cost to teachers faced with challenges to literary works, films and videos, drama productions, or teaching methods. Watch the clip from the NCTE Centennial Film. Directed by Laura Lull, produced and written by John Golden
More on intellectual property and innovation: http://vforvoluntary.com/library/1/econ/articles-videos/7/intellectual-property-and-innovation 6 November 2010 Students For Liberty Texas Regional Conference University of Texas, Austin Thompson Conference Center Taken with permission from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQ0UMCoYKs Foundation for a Free Society http://www.youtube.com/user/TheF4FS http://f4fs.org/ More from Stephan Kinsella: http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Stephan_Kinsella Kinsella blog post about this speech: http://blog.mises.org/15019/intellectual-freedom-and-learning-versus-patent-and-copyright/ POSTED WITH PERMISSION FROM JASON RINK (THE FOUNDATION FOR A FREE SOCIETY) - 3/4/11
Guest: Judith F. Krug, Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association (Taped 10-22-2004) In May 1956, Richard D. Heffner, American historian, broadcaster, and University Professor of Communications and Public Policy at Rutgers, began a weekly public television series called The Open Mind. Well ahead of its time, the program has welcomed hundreds of interesting and influential persons from all fields to speak freely and to share their thoughts and ideas with a broad audience. Watch more of The Open Mind at CUNY TV: http://www.cuny.tv/show/openmind
Webcast recording sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. In celebration of Freedom to Read Week, the BCLA/CLA student chapters and the ALA student chapter at UBC's School of Library, Archival and Information Studies hosted a panel discussion on Intellectual Freedom. This discussion is not just the speakers' personal experiences with banned or challenged books, but also their thoughts on how the concept of intellectual freedom informs and is informed by their work and choices as librarians, authors, publishers, and teachers. The panel will be primarily discussion-driven. Christopher Kevlahan, Branch Head, Joe Fortes - Vancouver Public Library; Miriam Moses, Acquisitions Manager, Burnaby Public Library; Greg Mackie, Assistant Professor, UBC Deptartment of English; Tara Robe...
The Vermont Library Association presents the 2014 John Swan Intellectual Freedom Lecture featuring author Dr. Dawn Sova, an experienced speaker on the topic of intellectual freedom and the author of four published and one forthcoming works focusing on censorship. Dr. Sova's published works on censorship include Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds and Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds. Dr. Sova describes herself as "a strong opponent of censorship in its many forms -- visual, aural, written, spoken" a "fierce defender of the First Amendment". Dr. Sova will be speaking about the current state of attempts to limit intellectual freedom in America and compare it to mid-20th century attempts.
Librarian Sarah Wright walks us through the basics of Intellectual Freedom.
A short historical review of intellectual freedom issues and the right to access information and how end user agreements and government legislation are changing the IF landscape for librarians and patrons. What tools are available for librarians to advocate for intellectual freedom in their library and how to share them with staff and patrons will be discussed.
In a boldly innovative move, University of Guelph Library has started to encourage book banning. Well, kinda ... This presentation offers a critical assessment of Ban-O-Rama, a satirical frosh week event designed and staged by University of Guelph Library to offer students a dynamic space in which to confront matters of intellectual freedom. The initiative's successful staging raised compelling questions about the roles of satire and space in library instruction, but also about what and how libraries teach themselves about intellectual freedom. Presented on February 3, 2012 at the Ontario Library Association's Annual "Super Conference" in Toronto, Ontario. The speaker is Dave Hudson, Learning and Curriculum Support Librarian at University of Guelph, as well as the now discredited Ba...
Justin Peters spoke in Winooski on April 15, 2016 about the role of free culture, libraries, and liberty in America.