Division Intellectual Freedom Committee Resources, Contacts, and Activities

Bryan Campbell Intellectual Freedom Issues, Midwinter Meeting/Annual Conference

Much of the great intellectual freedom work happening in the American Library Association is done at the division level.  Recently, OIF has begun to compile the various publications, resources, and upcoming activities going on, from AASL to YALSA.  Take a look at the list below to see some great programs planned for 2009 Annual Conference, and learn who the various IF contacts are in the divisions.

And stay tuned in the coming weeks and months for updates.  If you know of other activities or resources, contact Jonathan at jokelley@ala.org or (800) 545-2433 x4226.

ALA DIVISION INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM RESOURCES, CONTACTS, AND ACTIVITIES

AASL

CONTACT: Helen Adams, Chair IFC. hadams1@centurytel.net

RESOURCES:

EVENTS:

  • Program at 2009 ALA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL) – “Minors’ Rights in School Library Media Centers”; Saturday, July 11, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
  • Preconference at 2009 AASL National Conference (Charlotte, NC) – “Law for School Librarians: Knowing Minors’ Rights”; Thursday, Nov. 5
  • Session at 2009 AASL National Conference (Charlotte, NC): “Ethics in a 2.0 World,” unscheduled as yet

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

ACRL

CONTACT: IFC Co-chairs: Paul Beavers, aa6536@wayne.edu; Juli Hinz, juli.hinz@utah.edu

RESOURCES:

EVENTS:

  • Program at 2009 ALA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL) – “Academic and Intellectual Freedom Climate on Campus–Are our Freedoms Secure in the Next Generation?”; Saturday, July 11, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

  • Collecting best practices for protecting and promoting intellectual freedom in academic libraries

ALCTS

CONTACT: Michael Wright, ALCTS liaison to IFC. michael-wright@uiowa.edu (ALCTS does not have a standing intellectual freedom committee)

ALSC

CONTACT: Michael Santangelo, Chair IFC. m.santangelo@brooklynpubliclibrary.org

RESOURCES:

  • In the process of putting up page on ALSC website to help with challenges

EVENTS:

  • Preconference at 2009 ALA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL) – ” ALSC Preconference- Meeting the Challenge: Practical Tips & Inspiring Tales on Intellectual Freedom”; Friday, July 10, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. **This event has been canceled.**
  • Co-sponsoring program with GLBTRT @ 2009 ALA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL) – ” What Makes Tango So Scary? Serving Your Whole Library Population, Intellectual Freedom, and Censorship of LGBT Children’s Books”; Sunday, June July 12, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Coordinating “youth division” program at 2010 ALA Annual Conference (Washington, DC) – “Finding the Balance: Kids’ Rights …”; Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:30-3:30 p.m.

ALTAFF

CONTACT: Deborah Miller, Chair IFC. dmiller@stdl.org

EVENTS:

  • Program at 2009 ALA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL) – “Change is in the Air: How Intellectual Freedom Affects You in Your Library”; Saturday, June 11, 10:30-noon

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

  • OIF/ALTAFF staff in planning stages for online intellectual freedom training for library trustees

ASCLA

CONTACT: Melora Ranney Norman, ASCLA liaison to IFC (ASCLA does not have a standing intellectual freedom committee); mnorman@unity.edu

LITA

CONTACT: Aimee Fifarek, LITA liaison to FTRF; afifarek@scottsdaleaz.gov (LITA does not have a liaison to IFC)

Note: the LITA Technology and Access committee deals with Intellectual Freedom. The current chair is David J. Nutty, dnutty@usm.maine.edu

EVENTS:

  • Program at 2009 ALA Annual Conference (Chicago, IL) — “Net Neutrality and Its Implications for Libraries”; Sunday, June 12, 10:30 a.m. — noon. Ft. Alan Inouye, Director OITP; Gregory Jackson, CIO University of Chicago; Clifford Lynch, Director CNI

LLAMA

CONTACT: Jim Teliha, LLAMA liaison to IFC (LLAMA does not have a standing intellectual freedom committee); teliha@isu.edu

PLA

CONTACT: Kent Oliver, Chair IFC ; koliver@starklibrary.org

RESOURCES:

EVENTS:

  • OIF has proposed a program for the 2010 PLA National Conference, March 23-27, Portland, OR

OTHER ACTIVITES:

RUSA

CONTACT: Karen Jung, Chair, Access to Information Committee; kjung@selu.edu

RESOURCES:

EVENTS:

  1. “The Secret Life of Our Data: Privacy in the Digital Age” – Saturday, July 11, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., RUSA STARS
  2. “Who Cares About Privacy? Boundaries, Millennials and the MySpace Mindset” – Sunday, July 12, 10:30 a.m. – noon, RUSA MARS

YALSA

CONTACT: Holly Anderton, Chair IFC; andertonh@carnegielibrary.org

RESOURCES:

EVENTS:

  • Coordinating 2009 ALA Annual Conference Program (Chicago, IL): “Walk the Line: The Fine Line Between Selection and Censorship” – Monday, July 13, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. This is a joint AASL/ALSC/YALSA program.

OTHER ACTIVITES: