The Overseas Libraries Controversy and the Freedom to Read: U.S. Librarians and Publishers Confront Joseph McCarthy.

Explores the response of the American Library Association (ALA) and the American Book Publishers Council to United States Senator John McCarthy's attacks on the Department of State's Overseas Libraries. Adoption of a Library Bill of Rights by the ALA; Identification of librarians as defenders of int...

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Publicado en:	Libraries & Culture Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 27 - 40
Autor principal:	Robbins, Louise S.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Texas Press Winter2001
Materias:	American overseas information libraries Library laws American Library Association United States
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Sumario:	Explores the response of the American Library Association (ALA) and the American Book Publishers Council to United States Senator John McCarthy's attacks on the Department of State's Overseas Libraries. Adoption of a Library Bill of Rights by the ALA; Identification of librarians as defenders of intellectual freedom; Restoration of balance to book selection for U.S. information services abroad.