Intellectual Freedom and Copyright
Browse the 2023-2024 ALA Gift Guide for Library Lovers
Posted by Rob Christopher on 11/08/2023
Media Literacy Education: Counteracting the Disruption
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/27/2023
a guest post by Belinha S. De Abreu, Ph.D.
The Trying Present, and the Bright Future, for Warriors Against Book Bans: An Interview with Author and #ALAAC23 Honoree Pat R. Scales
Posted by Rob Christopher on 09/19/2023
Recipient of The Freedom to Read Foundation's 2023 Roll of Honor Award, Pat R. Scales is a longtime First Amendment advocate. She is a former chair of ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee and serves on the Board of Advisors of the National Coalition against Censorship.
Building Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Children and Teens with Books
Posted by Rob Christopher on 05/12/2023
a guest post by Liz Deskins
2023: it's in the cards
Posted by Rob Christopher on 01/04/2023
“We need to have difficult conversations, but they should be respectful ones”: Belinha S. De Abreu on media literacy and social justice
Posted by Rob Christopher on 04/13/2022In his Foreword to Belinha S. De Abreu's new book, Yohuru Williams writes, "Young people are literally bombarded with images and information, raw and unfiltered. The contours of when and how they receive information have changed dramatically from just a few years ago, resulting, on the positive side, in a democratization of information, and on the negative side, in the monumental task of discriminating fact from fiction while discerning credible sources ...
Compact copyright: an interview with author Sara R. Benson
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/19/2021As a lawyer, copyright librarian, and iSchool instructor, Sara R. Benson has plenty of experience fielding questions that involve delving into murky legal precedent and current law.
Blockchain and the future of libraries: an interview with Sandra Hirsh and Susan Alman
Posted by Admin Admin on 11/11/2019With its high level of transparency and accuracy, blockchain technology is a concept with far-reaching implications for the future of recordkeeping. In the newest volume of the Library Futures Series, Sandra Hirsh and Susan Alman lay out blockchain's challenges and opportunities. We recently had the chance to speak with them about how they originally got interested in the technology and where they see it leading next.
Becoming a copyright coach: an interview with editors Kevin L. Smith and Erin L. Ellis
Posted by Admin Admin on 11/01/2019
When it comes to copyright, the most effective way to empower users is to take a practical approach to specific situations. That’s the goal of Coaching Copyright, a new collection from editors Kevin L. Smith and Erin L.