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American Library Association (ALA) Candidates Speak on Cuban <b>...</b>

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 00:05
Both candidates affirmed their respect for intellectual freedom as a core value of the ALA, but a specific question from the audience about the Cuban independent library issue identified their contrasting views on intellectual freedom ...
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Does Questioning Climate Change Orthodoxy Violate the <b>...</b>

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 20:22
After all, intellectual freedom should be the cornerstone of a good education in a democratic society. Of course students should be taught to be critical thinkers. Of course they should be exposed to legitimate scientific questions and ...
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New Zealand: <b>Freedom</b> from our social prisons requires a Rights <b>...</b>

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 10:53
In my experience, there has been has been a serious decline in intellectual freedom towards intellectual safety in the universities (for instance, all my intellectual support came from overseas); it can be dangerous to think outside of ...
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Economist&#39;s View: &quot;Hayek Propped Up by Government Intervention&quot;

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 07:21
It's sad that Hayek has been the victim of so many violations of the intellectual freedom for which he was one of the most eloquent and courageous spokesmen ever. ... I am going to resist the temptation to get myself in trouble and ...
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Book Reviews: Mrs Delany, A Truly Accomplished Woman « austenonly

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:34
Her second marriage was much happier in all ways than her first and gave her much intellectual freedom and stimulation. The entry on Mrs Delany in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography records it thus: ...
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Book Reviews: Mrs Delany, A Truly Accomplished Woman « austenonly

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:34
Her second marriage was much happier in all ways than her first and gave her much intellectual freedom and stimulation. The entry on Mrs Delany in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography records it thus: ...
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Future Librarians for <b>Intellectual Freedom</b>: Quick link of the day <b>...</b>

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:17
We believe that issues concerning censorship, freedom of expression, and social justice go hand-in-hand, and hope that through information updates and direct action, we will be able to emphasize the importance of intellectual freedom ...
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Future Librarians for <b>Intellectual Freedom</b>: Quick link of the day <b>...</b>

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:17
We believe that issues concerning censorship, freedom of expression, and social justice go hand-in-hand, and hope that through information updates and direct action, we will be able to emphasize the importance of intellectual freedom ...
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OA Librarian: In the interests of <b>intellectual freedom</b>

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 04:10
The primary purpose of this post is to assist with intellectual freedom, a topic that Phil Davis should be familiar with as a librarian. For the record, while my expertise is not at Harnad's level on this topic, I have read Davis' 2008 ...
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Future Librarians for <b>Intellectual Freedom</b>: Chilean Libraries Update

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 18:37
We believe that issues concerning censorship, freedom of expression, and social justice go hand-in-hand, and hope that through information updates and direct action, we will be able to emphasize the importance of intellectual freedom ...
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The Benign Patriot » Blog Archive » HOW THE CIA CHANGED OUR CULTURE

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 01:59
Because this new artistic movement could be held up as proof of America's creativity, intellectual freedom, and cultural power. Russian art, strapped into the communist ideological straitjacket, could not compete. ...
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re-imagining the family « Fledgling

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 16:30
I am writing to you and your fellow administrators on behalf of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, to express concern regarding challenges to three books in the Rancocas Valley Regional High School Media ...
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North Country Gazette » Making Public Schools A Battlefield Is Wrong

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 23:01
After all, intellectual freedom should be the cornerstone of a good education in a democratic society. Of course students should be taught to be critical thinkers. Of course they should be exposed to legitimate scientific questions and ...
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CAPL Preconference – The Social Responsibility of Libraries

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:53
Because the major topic to be discussed is the function of libraries in aiding community progress, it is necessary to look back at how the core value of Intellectual Freedom has evolved throughout the past 100 years. ...
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Big G panics « Watts Up With That?

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:23
intellectual freedom?” Risk? Please — you guys are free to write and publish whatever you want. What you are really referring to here are those few scientists (and many amateurs) whose writings are just plain wrong and cannot get the ...
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Civic Engagement » Kettering Foundation Names ALA as Center for <b>...</b>

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 06:25
Over the past few years, the MIG has worked with the Intellectual Freedom Roundtable to frame the issue of privacy. That framing will be part of the Office of Intellectual Freedom Privacy Revolution that will launch in the spring of ...
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Conable Conference Scholarship applications now open

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:56
Conable Conference Scholarship is to advance two principles that Conable held dear: intellectual freedom and mentorship. The 2010 ALA Annual Conference will be held June 24–29 in Washington, DC. The scholarship provides for conference ...
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<b>Intellectual Freedom</b> Blog » Blog Archive » House sends extension <b>...</b>

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:43
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Applications are being accepted for 2010 Gordon M. Conable <b>...</b>

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:03
In return, the recipient will be expected to attend various FTRF and other intellectual freedom meetings and programs at conference, consult with a mentor/board member, and present a report about their experiences and thoughts. ...
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A Russian Immigrant Looks at the Left « Fellowship of the Minds

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:01
Intellectual freedom is essential to human society — freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate, and freedom from pressure by officialdom and prejudices. Such a trinity of freedom of ...
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