Up to the Challenge - You must be prepared to meet a challenge to library materials before it happens. This is an article by Mona Kirby in American Libraries, Sept. 3, 2019.
School Book Challenge Resource Center - There is an article here which you may wish to share with concerned community members. This is from the National Coalition Against Censorship.
Book Bans: What to Know - What is the difference between a book challenge and a book ban. This article from U. S. News, May 7, 2022, includes a list of the most challenged or banned books of 2021.
Culture Wars - Why book banning is increasing in the United States. This video is from Deutsche Welle, and it is a must watch to understand what is going with book banning. May 29, 2022.
Collection Development Policy - This is a brief definition of a collection development policy. It is from the LIS 6010 blog from Wayne State University.
School Library Book Selection - The trustees shall select the books.From the Montana Code, 2021. Who these trustees are is defined Here
Internet Responsible Use Policy - Haverford Middle School. This policy includes student and parent forms which must be signed for student to use computers.
Weeding e-books - Recommendations - From the Collection management Committee of the Consortium of College and Research Libraries of Illinois. June, 2022
Preservation - An online resources for preservation of materials by the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
Book Repair Manual - by Gary Harrison of Indiana University Libraries. This site has repair instructions, and many definitions and descriptions of book repair terms and materials.
Book Arts Web - Information on bookbinding, repair, and conservation. This site also has links to related sites.
Digital Preservation - This is a video from the Library of Congress. You may find it helpful in preserving your personal digital files like e-mail and photos.
Introduction to Scanning - This is a video from the Library of Congress which gives instructions for making digital images of photographs.
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