INSERTING INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM TOPIC INTO CURRICULA

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INSERTING INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM TOPIC INTO
CURRICULA

• RÓZA FRANK
• BDF LIS DEPARTMENT
• SZOMBATHELY

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WHY AND WHOM TO TEACH ABOUT IF?

• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES
• CENSORSHIP
• PRIVACY
• BELIEFS
• STUDENTS
• LIBRARIANS

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SUBJECTS IN GRADUATE LIS EDUCATION

• LIS PROFESSIONAL (AQUISITION, CATALOGUING,
  SERVICES, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL)
• MANAGEMENT (BASIC MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, LIBRARY
  MANAGEMENT, SPECIAL ISSUES)
• IT (BASICS, DATABASES, WEB ACTIVITIES)

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INSERTING IF INTO MANAGEMENT COURSES

• SPECIAL COURSE ON IF FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
• PART OF SUBJECT TO COMPLETE AND SUPPORT CERTAIN
  ISSUES
• LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
• INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• USER EDUCATION
• PART OF CPE COURSE

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CONTENT OF A SPECIAL COURSE FOR PART-TIME
STUDENTS (ADULTS)

• LEGAL BACKGROUND
• ROLE OF IF IN INFORMATION SOCIETY
• ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL LIBRARY PROCESSES RELATING IF
• ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY POLICIES

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EMPHASISING IF IN MANAGEMENT SUBJECTS

• LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
• HRE
• PLANNING
• QUALITY
• SPECIAL MANAGEMENT
• LEGAL BACKGROUND
• INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• DATA PROTECTION

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HOW TO TEACH IT?

• LECTURE
• LITERATURE REVIEWS
• PROPER EXAMPLES, CASES
• TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS
• PRESENTATIONS OF STUDENTS BASED ON THEIR
  EXPERIENCES
• GUESTS
• VISITS

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SOME EXPERIENCESOF GRADUATE STUDENTS

• IT WAS NEW.
• LIBRARIES DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT, AND DO NOT
  ACCEPT IT SOMETIMES.
• CONFIDENTIALITY IS IMPORTANT.
• IT WOULD BE GOOD IF THE LIBRARIES FOLLOWED
  CONSTITUTION CONCERNING IF.

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SOME EXPERIENCESOF ADULT STUDENTS

• AFTER THIS COURSE I BECAME MORE TOLERANT.
• IT MIGHT NOT BE GOOD, IF WE GIVE EVERYTHING IN
  CHILDRENS HANDS.
• I CAN ALREADY SEE THAT INTERNET POLICIES MUST BE
  MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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SUMMARY

• ACCEPT AND EMPHASISE IMPORTANCE OF IF IN
  LIBRARIES
• STAY ON LEGAL BASES
• USING MANY AND PROPER EXAMPLES
• BE BRAVE DARE TO TALK TO PARTICIPANTS!