Censorship and the American College Library

摘要

Censorship at American college libraries has rarely been examined at any level of study. This survey is the first to investigate systematically cases of censorship involving a representative sampling of college and university libraries at two- and four-year state and private schools. The libraries serve small colleges with student populations ranging from 501 to 5,000 students. Over one-third of all respondents replying to a questionnaire reported some type of challenges to intellectual freedom, Various categories of censorship, identification of problematic materials, and types of complainants are examined.