NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #23/NN_1992_23.iso/spool/bit/listserv/cwisl/1002

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Mr. Kadie has gone to great lengths in arguing his position regarding
intellectual freedom and should be commended for such a thorough treatment.
While I may not agree with his position, I can appreciate the work that
has gone into his consideration. I do believe, however, it is very important
to make a point very clear. He comments that "such a policy in a library
would be a violation of the intellectual freedom policies of the American
Library Association" regarding the idea of restrictive collection policies.
The point which needs to be emphasized and clearly understood is that the
ALA policies are simply the feelings of a particular group of people with
a particular political bent and do not hold any authority over individual
professional librarians nor to library organizations in general, nor should
they in any way be confused or considered in the same light as constitutional
and legal law and precedent. In any question of intellectual freedom and
first amendment considerations, the only area which ultimately holds weight
is what the law allows and provides, regardless of what a professional
organization may hold as their opinion.

Glenn Bunton
Head, Educational Technology Laboratory
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
bitnet: bunton@utsw