Search Results - "Library Policy"

Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, First Session (October 19, 2023). Serial No. 118-26

Authors: US House of Representatives. Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education

Source: US House of Representatives. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 72

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, School Libraries, Media Selection, Instructional Material Evaluation, Library Materials, Library Policy, Hearings, School Safety, Student Welfare, Child Welfare, Child Safety, Government School Relationship, Legislators

To Add or Not to Add: An Examination of Self-Censoring Behaviors among School Librarians

Authors: Jennifer Moore Alissa Tudor

Source: School Library Research. 2024 27.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 39

Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Library Services, Library Policy, Selection Criteria, Censorship, Academic Freedom, Moral Values, Personal Autonomy

Challenges Affecting Physically Disadvantaged Users in Accessing Library Services in Polytechnical Colleges

Authors: Pretty Chibangwa Josiline Chigwada

Source: Journal of Access Services. 2025 22(1-3):41-53.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Barriers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Academic Libraries, Career and Technical Education Schools, Postsecondary Education, Career and Technical Education, Foreign Countries, Library Policy, Library Materials, Library Services

Geographic Terms: Zimbabwe

Inclusion and Empathy Are Not Enough: Cultivating Student Belonging in the Academic Library through Compassion

Authors: Emily Re (ORCID 0000-0001-8731-7980)

Source: portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2025 25(4):625-641.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Role, Library Policy, Library Services, Inclusion, Sense of Belonging, Librarian Attitudes, Empathy, Altruism, Caring, Freedom of Speech, Censorship, Religious Factors, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, LGBTQ People

Seeing the Bigger Picture: An Investigation into the Impact of Process Mapping on the Management of Change in a University Library

Authors: Angela Jones-Evans (ORCID 0009-0001-3488-8007)

Source: Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 2025 29(1):22-30.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 9

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Higher Education, Cooperative Planning, Library Services, Library Development, Library Materials, Library Policy, Policy Formation, Strategic Planning, Change Strategies, Flow Charts, Action Research, Library Administration

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Texas Library Workers on Censorship in the State: Implications for Practice for LGBTQIA+ Collections

Authors: Josh Salmans Shelby Hebert Erin Burns

Source: College & Research Libraries. 2025 86(5):777-796.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 20

Descriptors: Library Personnel, Library Materials, Censorship, LGBTQ People, Library Policy, Social Bias, Civil Rights, Access to Information, Individual Characteristics, Libraries

Geographic Terms: Texas

Assessing the State of Publicly Available Library Accessibility Information: Guidelines Based on a Review of Policies at SUNY Libraries

Authors: Colleen Lougen Claire Payne Carli Spina

Source: College & Research Libraries. 2025 86(3):394-414.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, State Universities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Library Policy, Library Services, Library Materials

Geographic Terms: New York

How Inclusive and Human-First Circulation Policies & Practices Can Impact a Child's Relationship with Elementary Library Spaces

Authors: Rebeka Barringer

Source: Knowledge Quest. Nov-Dec 2022 51(2):48-53.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Libraries, Social Emotional Learning, Librarians, Library Services, Library Policy, Elementary School Students, Language Usage, Inclusion, Child Development

Study on the Realization of Information Rights of University Library Users from the Perspective of Smart Service Quality Evaluation

Authors: Xiaojun Xu Guanghui Cheng

Source: College & Research Libraries. 2024 85(6):887-905.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Automation, Library Research, Users (Information), Access to Information, Information Policy, Library Policy, Student Rights, Information Dissemination, User Satisfaction (Information), Information Retrieval

Geographic Terms: China

Student Life, Diverse Institutional Histories, and Archival Policy: Inclusion of Student Life Archival Material in University Archives' Collecting Statements

Authors: Leanna M. Barcelona Paula R. Dempsey

Source: College & Research Libraries. 2024 85(6):930-940.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Research Libraries, Archives, College Students, Library Policy, Library Services, Student Experience, Student Journals, Personal Narratives, Diversity (Institutional), Data Collection, History, Institutional Characteristics, College Environment

Librarians and Academic Libraries' Role in Promoting Open Access: What Needs to Change?

Authors: Shlomit Hadad Noa Aharony

Source: College & Research Libraries. 2024 85(4):464-478.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Access to Information, Library Policy, Library Role, Library Services, Costs, Barriers, Publications

Geographic Terms: Israel

A Learning Organization in Action: Applying Senge's Five Disciplines to a Collections Diversity Audit

Authors: Kaitlin Springmier Catherine Fonseca Laura Krier et al.

Source: portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2024 24(2):251-263.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Organizational Learning, Audits (Verification), Library Materials, Diversity, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Access to Information, Library Policy, Librarians, Schemata (Cognition), Faculty Development, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Scoring Rubrics, Systems Approach

Geographic Terms: California

Stop, Collaborate, and List 'Em: Creating Local Metadata to Promote User Discovery of Minoritized Identities in a STEM Collection

Authors: Paige J. Dhyne Alyssa Nance

Source: Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. 2024 (105).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 30

Descriptors: STEM Education, Library Materials, Library Services, Metadata, Library Policy, Consortia, Diversity, Cooperation, Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Social Justice

Geographic Terms: South Carolina

Censorship and Academic Freedom in the Public University Library

Authors: Ithaka S+R Ess Pokornowski Roger C. Schonfeld

Source: ITHAKA S+R. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 31

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Censorship, Academic Freedom, Political Attitudes, Information Policy, Library Policy

A Content Analysis of District School Library Selection Policies in the United States

Authors: Dawkins, April M. Eidson, Emily C.

Source: School Library Research. 2021 24.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 27

Descriptors: Content Analysis, School Districts, School Libraries, Library Materials, Library Services, Library Policy, Guidelines, Selection Criteria, Language Usage, Intellectual Freedom, Access to Information, Policy Formation

2020 Brick & Click: An Academic Conference (20th, Maryville, Missouri, November 6, 2020)

Authors: Northwest Missouri State University Baudino, Frank Briggs, Lea et al.

Source: Online Submission. 2020.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 184

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Conferences (Gatherings), College Faculty, Library Services, Library Instruction, Learner Engagement, Use Studies, Information Literacy, Foreign Students, Preservation, Electronic Libraries, Textbooks, Teaching Methods, Research Skills, Thinking Skills, Library Administration, Library Materials, Library Policy, Media Literacy

Geographic Terms: Missouri

Writing It All Down: The Evolution of Future-Proofing Library Workflows

Authors: Katherine E. DeVet (ORCID 0000-0003-4843-488X)

Source: Journal of Access Services. 2024 21(2):118-129.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Documentation, Shared Resources and Services, Library Personnel, Library Policy, Job Analysis, Knowledge Management, Labor Turnover, Staff Orientation, On the Job Training, Institutional Environment, Academic Libraries, Long Range Planning

Geographic Terms: Texas

Safeguarding the Digital Economy: Librarians' Perspectives on Data Privacy and Ethical Use of Public AI Chatbots

Authors: Abiodun Akinwoye Olusipe Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo Augustine I. Enamudu et al.

Source: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. 2024 36(4):257-270.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Librarian Attitudes, Privacy, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, Users (Information), Laws, Library Policy, Information Security, Best Practices, Barriers, Library Services, Computer Use

Geographic Terms: Nigeria

Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonising Academic Libraries: A Literature Review

Authors: Jess Crilly (ORCID 0009-0000-7679-4327)

Source: New Review of Academic Librarianship. 2024 30(2-3):112-152.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 41

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, COVID-19, Diversity, Equal Education, Inclusion, Decolonization, Library Role, Political Issues, Library Science, Critical Race Theory, Social Problems, Racism, Journal Articles, Library Services, Library Policy, Library Personnel, Information Literacy, Documentation

Appraisal Practices in University Special Collections

Authors: III James Donald Faulkner

Source: ProQuest LLC. 2024Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 118

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Library Services, Library Personnel, Library Policy, Evaluation, Donors, Library Materials

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