Holocaust-Denial Literature in Public Libraries
An Investigation of Public Librarians' Attitudes Regarding Acquisition and Access
Authors:
John A. Drobnicki a;
Carol R. Goldrnan b;
Trina R. Knight b;
Johanna V. Thomas b
| Affiliations: | a Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College of the City University of New York, |
| b Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Queens College of the City University of New York, |
DOI:
10.1300/J119v01n01_01
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Now published as: Public Services Quarterly
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Reason for change: Renamed
Date of change: 1998
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Abstract
This study was undertaken to learn about public librarians' attitudes and opinions concerning the sometimes conflicting issues of intellectual freedom, collection balance, and controversial materials. The investigation focused on Holocaust-denial literature, a body of work which tries to dispute or deny outright the historical reality of the Holocaust. The results, while ambiguous in some areas, indicate that librarians are more open to Holocaust-revisionist literature than had been predicted and, regardless of outside pressures, would acquire and provide ready access to this material in their libraries.
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| Keywords: Public library collections; librarians-selection activity; censoriousness; surveys-public library collections; Holocaust denial literature |

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