An adversary hearing is a part of this procedure. It says that collections should be inclusive, not exclusive. And that materials should cover the needs and interest of all patrons. This includes materials that reflect political, economic, religious, social, minority, and sexual issues. The program was sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association.
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The ALA is the oldest and largest organization for libraries and librarianship in the world. Further, expurgation without written permission from the holder of the copyright on the material may violate the copyright provisions of the United States Code. We do not believe they need the help of censors to assist them in this task. We believe they still favor free enterprise in ideas and expression. One place good place to report censorship incidents is the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom.