Preparing for the Worst but Hoping for the Best: Censorship, Academic Libraries, and Reconsideration Policies

Libraries in the United States have received the highest number of book challenges on record in recent years. Although the vast majority of these challenges happened at school or public libraries, we sought to assess how academic libraries are prepared to face such challenges, especially with the ri...

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Published inLibrary resources & technical services Vol. 69; no. 2
Main Authors Blair Solon, Montañez, Margie, Cooper, Liz, Jankowski, Amy, Koelling, Glenn, Soito, Laura
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Library Association 01.04.2025
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Libraries
Policies
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ISSN0024-2527
2159-9610
DOI10.5860/lrts.69n2.8439

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Summary:Libraries in the United States have received the highest number of book challenges on record in recent years. Although the vast majority of these challenges happened at school or public libraries, we sought to assess how academic libraries are prepared to face such challenges, especially with the rise of state laws seeking to limit what subjects can be taught. To answer this question, we analyzed American members of the Association of Research Libraries’ reconsideration policies. Our analysis found that a minority of these libraries had a reconsideration policy.
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ISSN:0024-2527
2159-9610
DOI:10.5860/lrts.69n2.8439