Intellectual Freedom Statement
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Libraries underwrite the educational and research endeavors of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Teaching, learning, and research require free and unrestricted access to information which embraces a wide spectrum of viewpoints and theories.
Therefore, the staff and administration of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Libraries support the principles of intellectual freedom. The Libraries endorse unrestricted First Amendment freedoms for all patrons. The Libraries impose no restrictions on patron access to constitutionally protected information. University students, faculty, and staff are guaranteed open access to information with full assurance of privacy of inquiry and without fear of censure or scrutiny by others.
In addition, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Libraries uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts to censor library resources. We respect, within the limits of the law, each library user's right to privacy and confidentiality with regard to information sought or received and resources consulted, acquired, or transmitted.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Libraries endorses the policy statements on intellectual freedom, privacy of inquiry, and confidentiality of library records as promulgated by the American Library Association and set forth in the following documents:
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