Applying Intellectual Freedom Standards to your Collection Management Policy (Live Online)

Feb 17, 2015 10:00am -
Feb 17, 2015 12:00pm
(GMT-5)

Event Description

Challenges to materials and services is a common issue for libraries. Putting parameters in place for your collection management strategy, in writing, makes it easier for your staff, your board, and your community when hard choices or questions arise. Creating policies that ensure diversity and accessibility to information for our communities, while also valuing the different opinions in that community, can be challenging for the library organization.


After this workshop participants will:

  • better understand the purpose of writing policies and their use as a public document.
  • understand what "intellectual freedom" means and ensure that collection management policies include and align with these concepts.
  • be able to create clear and concise procedures for handling challenges to materials and services.
  • be able to create training to ensure that all staff and board members are aware of the standards for collection management and intellectual freedom.
  • be more aware of tools to assist with intellectual freedom concepts and collection management.

Presented by: Melissa Powell
Melissa Powell has worked for 35 years in libraries as a paraprofessional and degreed professional, in addition to a 4-year “retirement” to learn about the book & publishing industry. She is an Independent Librarian currently teaching Cataloging Fundamentals and Collection Management both online and through state libraries, library consortia, and other education agencies. She spent 2009 organizing a local history collection at a public library in the mountains of Colorado (“from boxes to shelves”), 2012-13 assisting with the setup and cataloging of a dual language university catalog, and regularly consults with school and public libraries on technical and public services.


Registration deadline:  02/10/2015


Staff from Florida libraries may register for this workshop at no charge. Priority will be given to SEFLIN members. Non-members will be placed on a waiting list and added as space permits after the registration deadline.


Non-Member Registration Form


Event Type:Training
Category:Programming
Early registration ends on Nov 24, 2014.
Regular registration starts on Nov 25, 2014 and ends on Feb 16, 2015.
Late registration starts on Feb 17, 2015.
(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)