REVEAL Project 5. Freedom of Expression and Libraries

Video 5 in the REVEAL Project series, led by Dr David McMenemy at the University of Glasgow and supported by the CILIPS Research Fund, discusses freedom of expression and libraries.

Topics include freedom of access to information, freedom of expression, possible tensions, examples from the library and information sector, and ways in which library professionals can approach these complexities.

Return to the REVEAL Project homepage or select another section:

1. What is Advocacy?
2. Ethical Theories and Key Ethical Thinkers in Libraries
3. The CILIP Ethical Framework
4. Privacy and Libraries
5. Freedom of Expression and Libraries
6. Ethics of Information Organisation
7. Intellectual Property and Libraries
8. Contemporary Ethical Concerns in Library Provision
9. Experiences of the Scottish Library Workforce
10. How to Do Values-Driven Advocacy

REVEAL Resources

1. REVEAL Project Literature Review
2. Rhetoric and Library Advocacy (pdf version)
3. Rhetoric and Library Advocacy (png version)
4. S.R. Ranganathan’s 5 Laws of Library Science (pdf version)
5. S.R. Ranganathan’s 5 Laws of Library Science (png version)
6. Michael Gorman’s 8 Enduring Values of Librarianship (pdf version)
7. Michael Gorman’s 8 Enduring Values of Librarianship (png version)
8. A Truly Great Library – Jo Godwin (pdf version)
9. A Truly Great Library – Jo Godwin (png version)
10. Open to all – except the censor… President John F. Kennedy (pdf version)
11. Open to all – except the censor… President John F. Kennedy (png version)