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2. Study Groups: Collaboration and Conflagration.

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Abstract

In August 1995, the teachers at an elementary school in Houston (Texas) voted to adopt teacher-led study groups as their form of staff development for the 1995-96 school year. This study documents the progress of one of these groups, the Multiple Intelligences group, and examines the changes that occurred in roles and relationships as the teachers took charge of their own learning. Data collected through observations of study group and other staff development sessions were analyzed through a reconstructive analysis to show roles and power relations. The Multiple Intelligences study group had 15 participants (not counting the principal, who attended only one meeting), representatives of all the instructional programs at the school. The view of knowledge as a thing that can be passed from experts to teacher was widely held at the beginning of the study group. By the end of the second session, roles had begun to shift as teachers moved from waiting to be filled with knowledge to working as professionals together to improve their practice. By the end of the group meetings, the facilitator had become a voice in the conversation rather than a determining force. The roles members assumed in the course of the study are described as they changed, and power structures that also fluctuated are outlined. The study group became a place for teachers to explore issues of common concern and to develop ways of dealing with the contradictions of self-governance in the face of increasingly strict bureaucratic mandates. (Contains two tables, three figures, and nine references.) (SLD)

Published
1997

8. Libraries, technology, and the culture of privacy: a global perspective

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Subjects
Librarians -- Reports, Libraries -- Management -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Company business management, Library and information science, Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994, PATRIOT Act of 2001, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions -- Services
Abstract

Abstract The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) views privacy as integral to freedom of expression, as stated in its Internet Manifesto, and in its Guidelines. The international stage is [...]

Published
2010

13. The Speaker controversy in the 21st century

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Subjects
The Speaker (Motion picture) -- Political aspects, Motion pictures -- Political aspects, African Americans -- Civil rights, Library and information science, American Library Association -- Conferences, meetings and seminars
Abstract

Controversy consumed the 1977 ALA Annual Conference in Detroit over The Speaker, a narrative film commissioned by ALA and produced by the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC). The film's story: A [...]

Published
2014

18. 3D Printing in Libraries: A View from Within the American Library Association: Privacy, Intellectual Freedom and Ethical Policy Framework.

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Subjects
*INTELLECTUAL freedom, *ACCESS to information, *3-D printers, *INFORMATION retrieval
Abstract

EDITOR'S SUMMARY Two fundamental purposes of libraries are to provide access to information and enable freedom of expression. Digital technologies have spurred the American Library Association to examine patron use of 3D printing technology in light of intellectual freedom policy. Libraries are strongly encouraged to proactively formulate and implement acceptable use policies regarding their 3D printers. The policy statement should address the library's mission to nurture creative expression; express policies in a straightforward, positive tone without repeating existing laws; outline the process for creating, submitting and retrieving a work; and define terminology. The ALA's own policy and advocacy documents support statements on the ethics of access for all, intellectual freedom regarding content, avoidance of anything illegal, patron privacy, and libraries as public forums promoting user interaction with information where any restrictions are content neutral. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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19. Introduction.

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Subjects
*LIBRARY special collections, *LIBRARY science, *COLLECTION development in libraries, *PUBLIC institutions, *LIBRARY resources
Abstract

Presents views on trends in special collections libraries, as of 2003. Philosophy of resource-sharing in agreements for special collections programs; Role of special collections as an institutional responsibility; Revival of interest in the history of the book.

Published
2003

20. "How We Came to Love Books": Not With Labels and Not With Emoticons!

Author

Jones, Barbara M. and Scales, Pat

Abstract

The article discusses the need of parents, librarians, and teachers to take responsibility for children's reading. It discusses labeling and rating systems in libraries. It enumerates reasons why one should take a more professional approach to book selection. Web-based organizations that rate books by content to help parents become more informed on what their children are reading include Common Sense Media, Story Noops, and Facts on Fiction.

Published
2013

21. Chapter 2: Libraries, Technology, and the Culture of Privacy A Global Perspective.

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Subjects
*FREEDOM of expression, *LITERATURE & the Internet, *LIBRARY information networks, *FREEDOM of information, *INTELLECTUAL freedom
Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) views privacy as integral to freedom of expression, as stated in its Internet Manifesto, and in its Guidelines. The international stage is set for librarians to consider privacy as a professional core value extending to technological applications in libraries. This chapter of Privacy and Freedom of Information in 21st-Century Libraries examines the legal, technological, cultural and practical implications of protecting intellectual freedom in the global age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010

22. "librarians shushed no more:" the USA PATRIOT Act, the "Connecticut Four," and professional ethics.

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Subjects
CONFERENCES & conventions, LIBRARY conferences, PATRIOT Act of 2001, CONFIDENTIAL communications, LIBRARY records
Abstract

Information about the topics discussed at the World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Council held in Milan, Italy on August 23 to 27, 2009 is presented. Topics include the mission of 27-member library consortium, the USA Patriot Act, and the National Security Letters (NSLs). The event also presented a list of the skills that which can be acquired by librarians from the Library Connection.

Published
2009

23. Die Woche der verbannten Bücher.

Author

Jones, Barbara M.

Abstract

The article discusses Banned Books Week, an annual week of remembrance of historical bannings of book initiated by the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) of the American Library Association (ALA), in 1967. The week is one of the organization's most popular campaigns, and includes events to raise awareness. Topics include the definition of a banned book, systems are vetting children's books for school libraries in different countries, and the causes of banning books and other media in schools and educational institutions.

Published
2013

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