Acknowledgements | 5 |
Preface | 7 |
1.) Introduction | 11 |
2.) Conceptual Framework | 13 |
3.) Study Questions | 19 |
4.) Previous Research | 21 |
5.) Study Design and Limitations | 25 |
6.) Institutional Characteristics | 35 |
7.) Access Policies and Practices | 37 |
. . . . .a.) Selection, Challenges and Donations | 37 |
. . . . .b.) Access Restrictions on Children and Young Adults | 40 |
. . . . .c.) Differential Treatment of Materials | 44 |
. . . . .d.) Collection Vulnerability | 49 |
. . . . .e.) Bill C-54, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code | 54 |
8.) Collection Challenges | 59 |
. . . . .a.) Overview of Direct Challenges | 59 |
. . . . .b.) Profile of Challenges | 62 |
. . . . .c.) Outcomes of Challenges | 83 |
. . . . .d.) Titles Withdrawn | 86 |
. . . . .e.) Effects of Challenges | 90 |
9.) Covert Censorship | 99 |
10.) Acquisition Pressure | 105 |
11.) Summary of Findings | 113 |
12.) Conclusions | 117 |
References | 125 |
Appendices | |
. . . . .A. Survey Questionnaires & Covering Letters | 129 |
. . . . .B. Statements on Intellectual Freedom | 145 |
. . . . .C. Main Questionnaire: Item Responses | 157 |
. . . . .D. Freedom to Read Week Reading List | 161 |
. . . . .E. Materials Challenged, 1985-87 | 167 |
Index | 179 |
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