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Many of you have asked about the address to subscribe to this list.
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The forum has been established to provide: 1) an additional avenue of procedure
for  reporting challenges  to  the  OIF Censorship  Database,  and  2) an  open
discussion of issues  concerning censorship and intellectual  freedom issues of
interest to librarians.

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The OIF Censorship  Database records challenges by groups  or individuals which
would prevent or limit the reading,  viewing, or listening of another person or
group. Please  send as much information  as possible in the  following standard
format:

ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom--Censorship Database Form

I. OBJECT OF CHALLENGE:

Title:  Author/Performer(s): Publisher/Producer:  Copyright/Issue Date:  Print:
Book, Textbk,  Mag., Nwsppr.,  Pamph., Play, Student  Publn. Non-Print:Artwork,
Film,  Photo,  Sound Recording,  Video  Or:  Collection, Exhibit,  Performance,
Speech, Other

Grounds For  Challenge: (all  applicable) 1.  Cultural 2.  Sexual 3.  Values 4.
Social  Issues  Anti-Ethnic  Homosexuality Anti-Family  Abortion  Insensitivity
Nudity  Offensive  Language  Drugs  Racism Sex  Education  Political  Viewpoint
Occult/Satanism  Sexism Sexually  Explicit  Religious  Viewpoint Suicide  OTHER
Unsuited to Age Group Violence

II.  INITIATOR  OF CHALLENGE:  Individual:  Administrator,  Bd Member,  Clergy,
Parent,  Teacher, Patron  Group: Government,  Pressure Group,  Religious Orgn.,
Other Organizations Supporting Challenge:

III. INSTITUTION BEING CHALLENGED: *Name: *Address: *City:

State:

*Zip:

*Phone:

School-Related:  School or  School  Library:  Grade Level  ____  to ____  Other
 Library:   Academic,   Public,   Prison,    Special   Or:   Community   Group,
 Museum/Gallery, Publisher Student Group, Theatre, Other

*Contact Person:

*Title:

*Name:

*Address:

*City:

State:

*Zip:

*Phone:

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