Awards
- Winner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1990
- Winner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1990.
- Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1990.
Overview
'Succinct annotations...clear research strategies... Surprisingly for a bibliography, the book as a whole gives a very clear picture of the intellectual freedom issues that provide Americans...Its use in library school curricula would be of great benefit to our profession.'--JOYS
Full Product Details
Author: Frank Hoffmann
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.10cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9780810821453
ISBN 10: 0810821451
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 01 June 1991
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Succinct annotations...clear research strategies... Surprisingly for a bibliography, the book as a whole gives a very clear picture of the intellectual freedom issues that provide Americans...Its use in library school curricula would be of great benefit to our profession. * Joys * ...an important purchase for all libraries in aiding access to information about intellectual freedom and censorship. * Booklist * ...extremely useful. * The Library Quarterly * ...excellent and inclusive...could serve as an introduction for students from high school up or for anyone interested in this topic...Recommended for reference departments in libraries at all levels. * CHOICE * Succinct annotations...clear research strategies... Surprisingly for a bibliography, the book as a whole gives a very clear picture of the intellectual freedom issues that provide Americans...Its use in library school curricula would be of great benefit to our profession. Joys ...an important purchase for all libraries in aiding access to information about intellectual freedom and censorship. Booklist ...extremely useful. The Library Quarterly ...excellent and inclusive...could serve as an introduction for students from high school up or for anyone interested in this topic...Recommended for reference departments in libraries at all levels. CHOICE
Succinct annotations...clear research strategies... Surprisingly for a bibliography, the book as a whole gives a very clear picture of the intellectual freedom issues that provide Americans...Its use in library school curricula would be of great benefit to our profession. Joys ...an important purchase for all libraries in aiding access to information about intellectual freedom and censorship. Booklist ...extremely useful. Library Quarterly ...excellent and inclusive...could serve as an introduction for students from high school up or for anyone interested in this topic...Recommended for reference departments in libraries at all levels. CHOICE
Succinct annotations...clear research strategies... Surprisingly for a bibliography, the book as a whole gives a very clear picture of the intellectual freedom issues that provide Americans...Its use in library school curricula would be of great benefit to our profession. Joys ...an important purchase for all libraries in aiding access to information about intellectual freedom and censorship. Reference Books Bulletin ...extremely useful. Library Quarterly ...excellent and inclusive...could serve as an introduction for students from high school up or for anyone interested in this topic...Recommended for reference departments in libraries at all levels. Choice
Author Information
Frank Hoffmann is an Associate Professor at the School of Library Science, Sam Houston State Univ., Huntsville, TX. His teaching responsibilities include library collection development and a seminar on intellectual freedom. A lifelong interest in popular culture materials has also brought him into contact with the censoring phenomenon. His publications include The Development of Collections of Sound Recordings in Libraries (Marcel Dekker), The Literature of Rock and the Cash Box chart compilation series (Scarecrow), and Popular Culture and Libraries (Library Professional Publications).
