Category Archives: censorship
Censorship & parenting
I had two recent parenting experiences related to book censorship that I thought might be of interest to readers who liked (or liked to hate) my previous posts on creating house rules for my kid’s internet use and/or book rating … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, public libraries, school libraries, youth
Details: TCPS-2 vs the CIHR trials policy of 2010
Thanks to a few days’ time and some help from people with more experience reading science policy, I now feel that I can expand on my previous post about the TCPS-2 “superseding” the Dec 2010 CIHR trials policy. First of … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, democracy, ethics, funding, government, Health, OA
The mystery of the missing CIHR trials policy
Who stole the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s trial transparency policy? Canadian health researchers report that the policy, only four months old, went missing sometime in mid-March. The policy’s full name is Policy on the registration and results disclosure of … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, digitization, funding, Health
Modernizing vs Censoring: Where’s the line?
Hello folks — yes I am back and feeling much better, thanks! Looking forward to a new, improved year – this time hopefully without the bike and car accidents that plagued 2010. ——- What do we do with a “classic” … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, inclusion/exclusion, publishing, racism
How times change: Finally a gay character in Archie
A number of years ago, when I was on the teen librarian track, I decided to explore the world of graphic novels. I’d never really read comics that weren’t featured in the newspaper before, but I knew they were growing … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, public libraries, racism, school libraries, youth
Internet Linking is Analogous to Citation
Everyone with whom I have discussed the issue of Internet linking agrees that Internet hyperlinks are a form of citation. But the subset of the population with whom I discuss these issues is not representative of the entire world, clearly. … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, copyright, digitization, Intellectual freedom, Internet, IP, Other blogs, publishing
Olympic sponsorships & Vancouver Public Library: Conflict of Interest?
Vancouver Public Library (VPL) in British Columbia, where the 2010 Winter Olympic Games are about to begin in a matter of weeks, has been in the news this past week. At issue are the instructions given to staff on how … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, ethics, funding, labour issues, public libraries
Are hate speech laws unconstitutional?
There’s been lots of press coverage this morning of a fairly confusing issue: The Canadian Human Right Tribunal has ruled that Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act is unconstitutional, as it contravenes Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, government, Intellectual freedom
Anti-ethnic penguin update
I have received a reply to my query about the “anti-ethnic” allegations against “And Tango Makes Three” (for background see previous post on the topic). The ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom was kind enough to explain to me that the … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, racism, Uncategorized, youth
And Tango Makes Three: anti-ethnic penguins?
It was recently called to my attention that on the ALA’s list of the “10 Most Challenged Books,” And Tango Makes Three is listed as being challenged not only for the to-be-expected reasons such as “homosexuality” (although at least one … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, public libraries, publishing, racism, school libraries, youth
