freedom of information

Discusses issues of intellectual freedom in school library media programs, such as selection of resources, materials selection, challenges and censorship, patron privacy, confidentiality of library records, blocking of Internet resources, services for those with special needs, advocacy of minors' First Amendment rights, and more.

Provides a framework for understanding censorship and the protections guaranteed to us through the first amendment. Interpretations of the uniquely American notion of freedom of expression -- and our freedom to read what we choose -- are supplemented by straightforward, easily accessible information that will inspire further exploration.

A collection of essays presenting varying perspectives on the issues of hacking and freedom of information.

"The war between the Library Forces and the government's censorship committee heats up. Iku Kasahara, once a lowly Library Forces recruit, is now a high-profile militia member, undercover and off the radar as she accompanies a censored author to a foreign embassy. All the while, her mentor and secret love Dojo is recovering from a gunshot wound. The last time she saw Dojo, Iku vowed to tell him her true feelings, but now she's not sure she can go through with it. Are Iku and Dojo destined to be together, or will the battle for books tear them apart?--Back cover.

"A smart, lively history of the Internet free culture movement and its larger effects on society--and the life and shocking suicide of Aaron Swartz, a founding developer of Reddit and Creative Commons--from Slate correspondent Justin Peters. Aaron Swartz was a zealous young advocate for the free exchange of information and creative content online. He committed suicide in 2013 after being indicted by the government for illegally downloading millions of academic articles from a nonprofit online database. From the age of fifteen, when Swartz, a computer prodigy, worked with Lawrence Lessig to launch Creative Commons, to his years as a fighter for copyright reform and open information, to his work leading the protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), to his posthumous status as a cultural icon, Swartz's life was inextricably connected to the free culture movement. Now Justin Peters examines Swartz's life in the context of 200 years of struggle over the control of information. In vivid, accessible prose, The Idealist situates Swartz in the context of other "data moralists" past and present, from lexicographer Noah Webster to ebook pioneer Michael Hart to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. In the process, the book explores the history of copyright statutes and the public domain; examines archivists' ongoing quest to build the "library of the future"; and charts the rise of open access, copyleft, and other ideologies that have come to challenge protectionist IP policies. Peters also breaks down the government's case against Swartz and explains how we reached the point where federally funded academic research came to be considered private property, and downloading that material in bulk came to be considered a federal crime. The Idealist is an important investigation of the fate of the digital commons in an increasingly corporatized Internet, and an essential look at the impact of the free culture movement on our daily lives and on generations to come"--.

Provides a framework for understanding censorship and the protections guaranteed to us through the first amendment. Interpretations of the uniquely American notion of freedom of expression - and our freedom to read what we choose - are supplemented by straightforward, easily accessible information that will inspire further exploration.

Examines how the freedom of the press has changed due to the ever increasing access to social media, the Internet, and more.

Iku Kasahara questions her involvement in the Library Forces after a skirmish at her hometown art museum gets several ranking officers severely injured. Meanwhile, Iku's relationship with her direct supervisor, Dojo, deepens, and their long-discussed tea date begins to sound more like a romantic liason.

Iku and her Library Forces team defend freedom of speech when the Media Betterment Committee tries to censor an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, and Iku's parents learn of her secret life in the Library Forces.

Iku finds her hopes for Valentine's Day ruined when her crush, Dojo, receives a box of chocolates from an admirer, while Shibazaki meets a suitor and Hikaru thinks he is being followed.