The Role and Nature of School Library Collections The purpose and function of the school library is to provide a collection of quality, curated resources for the benefit and use of its community of users (Pentland, 2022). Therefore, a balanced school library collection should be reflective of the specific school context in order to cater […]
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Discussion Forum 6.2 – Censorship
There were many key takeaways from the readings on censorship in Module 6.2. What provided the deepest reflection were those on self-censorship. Self-censorship is where resources are not chosen for a collection, mostly predominantly due to the teacher librarian’s own personal bias and preference for exclusion, and/or for fear of the item being challenged (Dawkins, […]