A general examination of both policies show that they were authored with similar purposes but with different bureaucracies involved in the writing of the document. The Hawaii State Public Library System’s collection development policy is written with a legal tone containing short paragraphs and bullet points. The policy begins by defining the library system and states that it follows the Hawaii Constitution, state laws, and library’s mission statement. This is not the case when considering The Neill Public Library collection development policy. While serving a smaller population than the Hawaii policy, it is a larger document written purposely for the librarians and community. This policy begins by stating the purpose of a collection …show more content…
Both collection policies express the fact that they conform to the principles as stated in Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read Statement, the Freedom to View Statement and the First Amendment of the Constitution and profess that library will not stand in loco parentis, that is the library will not monitor or guide a child’s choices. The NPL and HSPLS also declare in their policies who has ultimate authority concerning the materials purchased for the library, with the NPL policy adding the importance of understanding and listening to community input. Both discuss selection criteria and point out issues such as cost, suitability of subject, and style for intended audience, as benchmarks considered when choosing an item to add to the collection and include selection criteria for electronic formats. The collection development policies of NPL and HSPLS also give the guidelines concerning gifts and donations, stating that the item will be treaded as a purchased item and must meet selection criteria. Both discuss weeding and copyright laws and end their policies with a section containing the information on the reconsideration of library materials and offer a form for individuals to request reconsideration of an …show more content…
One significant difference is that the Neil Public Library offers an all-inclusive policy with defined terminology and procedures. This may be due to the fact that HSPLS is written with a broader voice, to cover multiple branches and be in line with other state policies while NPL serves only one community. Included in the NPL document is information concerning the special collections such as the Parents Center, Art Collection and Palouse Heritage Collection. Other sections in their policy, not found in the HSPLS policy, are the organization of the collection, rules concerning interlibrary loan, and various ways patrons can access the collection. NPL also expands on the topic of Intellectual Freedom beyond HSPLS’s discussion of access, to explain how the library makes its decisions and will not offer up a system to rate the value of any item in the library. It even goes as far as to state that it is up to the reader to determine if an item is “appropriate for their needs and can define what materials or information is consistent with their personal values” (Neil Public Library Collection Development Policy, 2014,
To collect is to bring things together. However there is an art to collecting, as it is not simply just bringing miscellaneous things together. There is a common theme for the objects and together they serve as a special meaning to their collector. In both texts “The Museum and the Public” by Stephen Weil and Walter Benjamin “Unpacking My Library” by Walter Benjamin, and in the film “Mardi Gras: Made in China”, the purpose of collecting is to tell a story and to showcase the significance of the objects in the collection.
...c structures and other objects of historic or scientific interest in federal ownership as national monuments. National parks were established together with National Forest Service throughout U.S. for conservation and recreation purposes. These actions faced opposition from Western settlers and Congress members who had plans of using the land that was set aside but also the Indians who were forced to stop hunting and fishing. However, settlers were happy with 1902 Reclamation Act that put aside funds to irrigate unlivable chunks of land and previously dry.
This passage will analyze how Smith effectively draws the reader into the discussion and logically refutes arguments and take a look at his mistakes and ways of countering contentions. In defending his claim that libraries should be preserved, Smith looks at why the libraries are shutting down: “Kensal Rise… is unprofitable, Green… is for a sweet real estate deal”. In response, she logically responds to the contentions by recognizing the popularity of libraries that serve as an indoor public space that can be used to study: “you don’t have to buy anything in order to stay”. She concludes that libraries provide important
Who can resist a book with a chapter titled, "Labia Lumps, Chunky Discharge, and Other Things They Never Taught Me in Library School"? Released this past summer, Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out takes no prisoners as its contributors ponder everything from the backtracking of '60s values by ALA's baby boomers to librarian imagery in erotica. This edited volume is a sequel to a 1972 self-published book titled Revolting Librarians. The original is worth checking out for its historical value alone. The editors of the 2003 volume, Katia Roberto and Jessamyn West gathered essays from ten of the original writers from the 1972 book for this version and it is interesting to see what thirty years has done to these radical librarians.
Since its creation in 1916, the National Park Service (NPS) has had to balance between its two goals, which are to preserve wilderness and nature and to provide the public with access to these wonders in a monitored environment. These two goals tend to create a conflict for the NPS because as soon as one goal is given more priority than the other, the administration of national parks is harshly criticized by the public. The accusation that by allowing people to experience the wilderness, the NPS is corrupting the natural environment is very common, as well, as the criticism towards the lack of government funding to preserve nature and history. However, regardless of arguable criticism and a certain need for improvement, after one hundred years,
Lord, B., Lord, G.D. and Martin L. ed., Manual of museum planning.3rd ed. New York: Altamira
This memo is in response to the views of the Inglis University Library donations department. The idea of the this case is to help readers develop a better understanding of what the donations department of the library are being used for and what the effects are of those decisions. For example, the donations can be used to hire part-time employees to help keep up with the growing number of books. However, the increase in books and profit has increased unit cost that was claimed to be already too high. The case helps to comprehend cost concepts and how to organize it into data for proper analysis. This memo will explain how to analyze and evaluate the costs and then explain the results in a managerial way whether or not the additional funds should be rejected.
Should public libraries allow children under the age of 18 to check out censored material? Censorship has and will always be a debatable topic in America and other countries. America in particular has always had a difficult time with the issue of censorship because of the extreme importance the constitution places on freedom of speech. A boundary must be drawn between freedom of speech and the well-being of the public, and that is where censorship must come into play. I feel that public libraries should not allow patrons under 18 to check out books, movies, or music that are considered unacceptable for the following reasons: They include sexually explicit material; display graphic violence; and lastly, they include the use of questionable language.
Censorship in School Libraries The most debatable and controversial form of censorship today is the banning of books in school libraries. Banning books that educate students is wrong and selfish. Censorship of books in school libraries is neither uncommon nor an issue of the past. Books with artistic and cultural worth are still challenged constantly by those who want to control what others read. The roots of bigotry and illiteracy that fuel efforts to censor books and free expression are unacceptable and unconditional.
Libaries across the nation are in a dilemma, should they filter what information is available to it's visitors via the Internet? This scenario is being debated all across the United States. Many states are arguing over whether or not the library has the authority to limit what information is accessible via the Internet computers at the library. The argument is over the First Amendment right of Free Speech. There are family groups who are actually in favor of allowing unfiltered access on the Internet, not what one would think. These groups also support the notion of parents being with their children while they are on the Internet, not something that all parents have the luxury of being able to do. Other groups want the public Internet access points to be filtered, making the claim that any child at anytime can be harmfully exposed to Internet information that they may incorrectly understand. I will be showing options on what the local library should do, and explaining how I think the issue should be addressed from a topology standpoint as well as a technical one.
Since the internet has been available in schools and libraries in this country, there has been a debate about what should be accessible to users, especially minors. The amount of information disseminated on the world wide web is vast, with some sources valuable for scholarly and personal research and entertainment, and some sources that contain material that is objectionable to some (ie. pornography, gambling, hate groups sites, violent materials). Some information potentially accessible on the internet such as child pornography and obscenity is strictly illegal and is not protected under the First Amendment. Some information available on the internet that may be valuable to some is at the same time perceived to be worthless or potentially harmful to some. For libraries serving the public, there has been controversy on the issue of providing the internet, free of censorship or filtering, to users. While some librarians and their professional associations align with ideals of free and unfiltered access to all information provided by the internet, some feel that filtering internet content to exclude possibly objectionable materials is a reasonable measure to prevent potential harm to minors.
What would you do if you went to your child's school and saw that they were looking at inappropriate material on the internet? Would you react the same way if they were in a public library? Who decides what is okay for your children to view? Who decides where they can view it? What can you do about them being able to view these things? Are there any laws that can prevent this from happening? What are some schools and libraries doing to help prevent children form looking at such material? These are all issues that will be discussed in the next few paragraphs, along with my opinions on the matter.
Imagine yourself to be a typical parent in this century. With very little time on your hands, your schedule is jammed tight: meals to fix, kids to get ready to school, getting yourself ready, a job to go to, pick up the kids, bills to pay, food to buy, etc. On one particular day, one of your children notifies you that once again they are going to the library to finish a school paper. No harm in that right? However, perhaps you would think differently if you knew your child wasn’t going to the library to merely finish his report, but to also look at pornography he had been introduced to on the internet. This is not only a reality at your local libraries, but also the topic of a long time debate in this country over responsible information access and censorship which has centered around the electronic access of documents. Society has proven intolerant of anything that hints of censorship due to the history of those who have tried to impose forms of extreme censorship–like Mcarthism, Hitler, and the like. The age of the 1960's and 1970's brought forth an era of liberation from restrictions and limitations within our own country.
... make sure the policy is still fitting for the institutions. Snow (1996) adds: “Even with continuous revisions and changes, CDP demands more time, effort and money.” The issues of more money and time effort have not yet end. It requires special funds to lower the poor budget allocations in purchasing extensive materials especially in e-resources. It cannot be denied the large number of data to accommodate the written of CPD can lead to time consuming. It is recommended to have staffs with vital experience and from Roe Mary Magrill and John Corbin (1989) “It encourages cooperation among selectors”. If there are policies but not jotted down, there are ‘no back on’ and no guidance parameter. G.E Gorman and B. R. Howes (1989) assert that it is professionally irresponsible not to have one. Without the CDP statements, the library has got on perfectly well without one.
... to the Library and that have generally been underused resources. B. Greater use of the Library's Capitol Hill facilities by scholars for the kind of interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, multimedia, multilingual, and synthetic writing that is important to Congressional deliberation and national policy-making, but inadequately encouraged both by special interest groups and by advocacy-oriented think tanks; and C. Greater use by the general public through programs that stimulate interest, increase knowledge, and encourage more citizens to use the collections on-site and electronically.”The Library employees will add their position as information guides by “helping more people find appropriate materials in a swelling sea of unsorted information” and directing them to services and resources exclusive to the Library of Congress. This requires not only more growth of employees that the Library has formerly had, but also making it easier in new ways more wide-ranging and “systematic use by researchers of the distinctive materials that only the Library of Congress has.” Courses for the common public, such as displays or publications, must display the importance and value of the collections.