Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1993
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Interdisciplinary Integration, Scholarship of Faith Integration
Abstract
A survey of conservative Christian college libraries in the United States and Canada was taken early in 1993 to determine how their librarians handle patron objections to their collections. Surveyed were their policies and procedures, the nature of their support for the Library Bill of Rights, the nature of challenges (84 percent reported students were the objectors), selection of controversial materials, intellectual freedom definitions and level of librarian education. Having a reconsideration policy is shown to be crucial for addressing censorship attempts.
Recommended Citation
Hippenhammer, Craighton. "Patron Objections to Library Materials: a Survey of Christian College Libraries, Part I." The Christian Librarian 37:1 (1993): 12-17.
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Library and Information Science Commons
Comments
This is Part I of a Lilly grant survey published November, 1993. Part II was published February, 1994.