Policy Statements

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• Library Bill of Rights (reaffirmed 1996)
• Access
  • Access for Children and Young People to Videotapes & Other Nonprint Format
  • Access to Digital Information, Services and Networks
    • Question and Answer: Access to Digital Information, Services and Networks
  • Access to Library Resources regardless of Gender or Sexual Orientation
  • Access to Resource and Services in the School Library Media Program
  • Economic Barriers to Information Access
  • Free Access to Libraries for Minors
  • Restricted Access to Library Materials
  • Resolution on Access to the Use of Libraries and Information by Individuals with Physical or Mental Impairment
• Basic Intellectual Freedom
  • Freedom to Read Statement
  • Freedom to View (endorsed by ALA 1990)
  • Intellectual Freedom for Academic Libraries
  • Resolution Reaffirming the Principles of Intellectual Freedom in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
  • The Universal Right to Free Expression
• Ethics
  • Code of Ethics of the American Library Association
• Internet
  • ALA Intellectual Freedom Statement on Library Use of Filtering Software
  • ALA's CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) Web Site
  • Escpecially for Young People and Their Parents
  • Guidelines and Consideration for Developing a Public Library Internet Use Policy
  • Resolution on the Use of Filtering Software in Libraries
• Library Resources / Collections
  • Challenged Materials: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
  • Coping with Challenges: Kids and Libraries: What You Should Know
  • Challenge Support
  • How to Respond to Challenges and Concerns about Library Resources
  • Diversity in Collection Development: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
  • Evaluating Library Collections: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
  • Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Policies, Regulations and Procedures Affecting Access to Library Materials, Services and Facilities
  • Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Policies and Procedures Regarding User Behavior and Library Usage
  • Library-Initiated Programs as a Resource: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
• Privacy
  • Privacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
    • Questions and Answers: Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
  • Policy Concerning Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information about Library Users
  • Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records
• Other
  • Exhibit Spaces and Bulletin Boards: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
  • Expurgation of Library Materials: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
  • Libraries: An American Value
  • Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
  • Statement on Labeling: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights