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The Library Bill of Rights is the American Library Association's statement expressing the rights of library users to intellectual freedom and the expectations the association places on libraries to support those rights. The Association's Council has adopted a number of interpretations of the document applying it to various library policies.

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Library Bill of Rights

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The Library Bill of Rights is the American Library Association's statement expressing the rights of library users to intellectual freedom and the expectations...

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Bill of rights

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A bill of rights, sometimes called a declaration of rights or a charter of rights, is a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country...

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United States Bill of Rights

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The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 debate...

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Bill of Rights 1689

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The Bill of Rights 1689 (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) is an Act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and...

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Bill of Rights

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A bill of rights, or the Bill of Rights, is a declaration of the rights that a citizenry have. It may also refer to: Declaration of Right, 1689, a document...

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Library circulation

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(2006-06-30). "Library Bill of Rights". Advocacy, Legislation & Issues. Retrieved 2021-10-09. Code of ethics of the American Library Association (2014...

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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freedoms of thought, opinion, and expression, which were codified in the ALA Universal Right to Free Expression and the Library Bill of Rights. The Declaration...

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Second Bill of Rights

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The Second Bill of Rights or Bill of Economic Rights was proposed by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his State of the Union Address...

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Forrest Spaulding

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for his contribution to intellectual freedom in writing the Library Bill of Rights. He was a humanitarian who is remembered not only for his contributions...

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American Library Association

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to the Library Bill of Rights was passed in 1961 that made clear that an individual's library use should not be denied or abridged because of race, religion...

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Incorporation of the Bill of Rights

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the doctrine by which portions of the Bill of Rights have been made applicable to the states. When the Bill of Rights was ratified, the courts held that...

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American librarianship and human rights

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Librarianship and human rights in the U.S. are linked by the philosophy and practice of library and information professionals supporting the rights enumerated in...

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Homeless Bill of Rights

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Homeless Bill of Rights (also Homeless Person's Bill of Rights and Acts of Living bill) refers to legislation protecting the civil and human rights of homeless...

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Stanley Kunitz

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"The Myth of Library Impartiality". This article led Forrest Spaulding and the Des Moines Public Library to draft the Library Bill of Rights, which was...

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Intellectual freedom

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the Library Bill of Rights such as: Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Gender...

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Civil Rights Act of 1957

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Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was...

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Civil and political rights

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political rights and still later by social rights. In many countries, they are constitutional rights and are included in a bill of rights or similar...

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Implied bill of rights

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implied bill of rights (French: déclaration des droits implicite) is a theory in Canadian jurisprudence which proposed that as a consequence of the British...

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Academic Bill of Rights

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The Academic Bill of Rights (ABOR) is a document created and distributed by a branch of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a think tank founded by the...

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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Charter of Rights and Freedoms (French: Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the Charter in Canada, is a bill of rights entrenched...

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Florida Parental Rights in Education Act

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Trans bill, as it has been described in statements by the main nationwide organization for LGBT rights in the United States, the Human Rights Campaign;...

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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reforms, Eisenhower proposed a civil rights bill that would increase the protection of African American voting rights. Despite having a limited impact on...

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Public library

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American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights. The right to freedom of speech and information is significant to public libraries; one way of upholding...

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An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code

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The Library of Parliament summarized the bill as follows: The bill is intended to protect individuals from discrimination within the sphere of federal...

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Outline of library and information science

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Intellectual property Intellectual property rights Intellectual freedom Legal deposit Library Bill of Rights Open access (publishing) Public lending right...

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