Collection Building of School Libraries in Kuwait: Censorship or Selection |
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| Authors: | Taghreed M Alqudsi-ghabra |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Library and Information Science, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, KuwaitTagqudsi@gmail.com |
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| Abstract: | Lester Asheim's famous piece Not Censorship but Selection published in 1953 is still valid in characterizing the spirit of the censor versus the selector. As information control and censorship differ from one place to another and from time to time, the Kuwaiti school library scene's practices of collection building in both the public and private education schools reflect this old age practice and its features. The conflict between selection and provision on one hand and prevention and censorship on the other is very clear in schools; as schools are responsible for providing access to information. |
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| Keywords: | collection building censorship material selection information control school libraries |
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