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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:09:43 -0500
CCBC Offers New Intellectual Freedom Information Resource on Web Site
Are there some standard practices to follow to be prepared for a book complaint?
How can I avoid complaints about the books I choose for my classroom?
Is it censorship to reject an item I've ordered once I see it firsthand?
The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide thoughtful responses to these and other questions through its new web site feature: What IF* Questions and Answers on Intellectual Freedom.
What IF* is a question-and-answer forum on intellectual freedom and censorship, especially with regard to books for children and teenagers in classrooms and libraries.
The What IF* forum is not designed to respond to specific challenges to materials. Instead, it is a place to turn to ask questions before a challenge occurs, and to help you think through what the principles of intellectual freedom look like in practice.
What IF* will draw upon the expertise of former CCBC director Ginny Moore Kruse, who is nationally known for her leadership in intellectual freedom work. Ginny founded the CCBC's award-winning Intellectual Freedom Information Services, which provide Wisconsin librarians and teachers with timely, book-specific information in situations where there is a pending or actual challenge. (If you are a Wisconsin librarian or teacher facing a potential or actual book challenge, call the CCBC at 608-263-3720 to ask for assistance from this service. You can read more about it at www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/freedom/IFServices.asp)
Ginny and CCBC librarian Megan Schliesman will respond to each question that is submitted to What IF. All questions are confidential and will receive a personal reply. Some questions and their responses will be chosen for anonymous inclusion in the What IF archives so that others can learn from them.
To find out more about What IF, and to submit a question, go to
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/freedom/whatif/default.asp
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608-262-9503 fax: 608-262-4933 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Fri 30 Sep 2005 03:09:43 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:09:43 -0500
CCBC Offers New Intellectual Freedom Information Resource on Web Site
Are there some standard practices to follow to be prepared for a book complaint?
How can I avoid complaints about the books I choose for my classroom?
Is it censorship to reject an item I've ordered once I see it firsthand?
The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide thoughtful responses to these and other questions through its new web site feature: What IF* Questions and Answers on Intellectual Freedom.
What IF* is a question-and-answer forum on intellectual freedom and censorship, especially with regard to books for children and teenagers in classrooms and libraries.
The What IF* forum is not designed to respond to specific challenges to materials. Instead, it is a place to turn to ask questions before a challenge occurs, and to help you think through what the principles of intellectual freedom look like in practice.
What IF* will draw upon the expertise of former CCBC director Ginny Moore Kruse, who is nationally known for her leadership in intellectual freedom work. Ginny founded the CCBC's award-winning Intellectual Freedom Information Services, which provide Wisconsin librarians and teachers with timely, book-specific information in situations where there is a pending or actual challenge. (If you are a Wisconsin librarian or teacher facing a potential or actual book challenge, call the CCBC at 608-263-3720 to ask for assistance from this service. You can read more about it at www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/freedom/IFServices.asp)
Ginny and CCBC librarian Megan Schliesman will respond to each question that is submitted to What IF. All questions are confidential and will receive a personal reply. Some questions and their responses will be chosen for anonymous inclusion in the What IF archives so that others can learn from them.
To find out more about What IF, and to submit a question, go to
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/freedom/whatif/default.asp
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608-262-9503 fax: 608-262-4933 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Fri 30 Sep 2005 03:09:43 PM CDT
