NVC Research Guides: FREADOM -Banned Books Week: Censorship

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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Source of peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multi–disciplinary database that provides fulltext articles and abstracts in all subject areas.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Explores and analyzes hundreds of hot topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture using weekly updates from wire-service newsfeeds.
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Provides current information on social issues. Great resource for argumentative papers and presentations.

Articles and Websites

ACLU: Banned Books
Ideas are powerful. That’s why intellectual freedom is protected by the First Amendments — and it's also why sometimes governments try to suppress them.
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world.
Banned Books History: 50 Years of Intellectual Freedom
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom celebrates its history.
Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools
Update on Book Bans in the 2022-2023 School Year Shows Expanded Censorship of Themes Centered on Race, History, Sexual Orientation and Gender.
Library Journal
Library Journal is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice.
Scholastic: The Ultimate List of Banned Books
Celebrate Banned Books Week with this collection of frequently challenged titles.
Unite Against Book Bans
National initiative that empowers readers everywhere to unite against censorship
PEN America - Banned Books Week 2023
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PEN America works to ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to access the views, ideas, and literatures of others.