Blog post 4: Analysis of a peer-reviewed journal article – Censorship & Diversity

1. A detailed description of the activity undertakenIn July 2014 the Singapore National Library censored, removed and pulped all copies of three children’s books with a gay-theme (Lee, 2014; Vincent, 2014). This created quite a lot of news and brought to light the question of public interest and individual right of access to diverse material … Continue reading Blog post 4: Analysis of a peer-reviewed journal article – Censorship & Diversity

when the library is more than a library

In some ways libraries have never just been about the books or the building.  Even since the first libraries they've been about a certain idealism, a world view, a concept of teaching, learning, enquiry, culturalisation, what ever you may call it. So yesterday it shouldn't have taken me by surprise with Ms. S asked me … Continue reading when the library is more than a library