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On the Web: Articles

On the Web: Specialized Sites

American Library Association.

Americans for Libraries Council.

International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA).

Library Journal.

Library Juice.

Progressive Librarians' Guild.

Social Responsibilities Roundtable of the American Library Association.

In the Library: Articles

Baldwin, Michael. "Can libraries save democracy?" Library Journal (10/15/02).

In the Library: Non-Fiction Books

Anon. Banned Books Resource Guide (Washington: ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, 2001).

Burns, Grant. Librarians in Fiction: A Critical Bibliography (Jefferson NC: McFarlane, 1998).

Dickson, Paul. The Library in America: A Celebration in Words & Pictures (NY: Facts on File, 1986).

Gorman, Michael. Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st C. (Washington: American Library Association, 2000).

Harris, Michael H. History of Libraries in the Western World (Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow, 1984).

Jones, Plummer Alston Jr. Libraries, Immigrants & the American Experience (Westport CT: Greenwood, 1999).

Jones, Theodore. Carnegie Libraries Across America: A Public Legacy (NY: Wiley, 1997).

Kranich, Nancy. Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty (Washington: American Library Association, 2001).

Lee, Earl. Libraries in the Age of Mediocrity (Jefferson NC: McFarlane, 1998).

Manley, Will. Snowballs in the Bookdrop: Talking it Over with Your Library's Community (Hamden CT: Library Professional, 1982).

__________. Unintellectual Freedoms: Opinions of a Public Librarian (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1991).

__________. Unprofessional Behavior: Confessions of a Public Librarian (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1992).

__________. Unsolicited Advice: Observations of a Public Librarian (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1992).

__________. The Manley Art of Librarianship (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1993).

__________. The Truth About Catalogers (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1995).

Martin, Lowell A. Enrichment: A History of the Public Library in the US in the 20th C. (Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow, 1998).

McCabe, Robert B. Civic Librarianship: Renewing the Social Mission of the Public Library (Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow, 2001).

Samek, Toni. Intellectual Freedom & Social Responsibility in American Librarianshnip, 1967-1974 (Jefferson NC: McFarlane, 2001).

Stephens, Mitchell. The Rise of the Image & the Fall of the Word NY: Oxford, 1998).

Turner, Anne M. Getting Political: An Action Guide for Libraries & Library Supporters (NY: Neal-Schuman, 1997).

White, Herbert S. Librarianship - Quo Vadis? Opportunities & Dangers We Face in the New Millennium (?: Libraries Unlimited, 2000).

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