LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS

The Library Bill of Rights--A Critique

The Library Bill of Rights and School Library Media Programs

THISARTICLE TRACES THE VALUE AND USE of the Library Bill of Rights in school library media settings through an examination of national library media collection development texts, intellectual freedom publicaconcludes that inrealizing that the Library Bill of Rights is for support and guidance. INTRODUCTION Gordon Baldwin, in this issue of Library Trends, examines the Library Bill of Rights from...

Reality Bites: The Collision of Rhetoric, Rights, and Reality and the Library Bill of Rights

A~STRACT THISARTICLE SUGGESTS THAT THE LIBRARY PROFESSION examine the Library Bill of Rights and remove from it those statements which do not represent current legal principles. Library professionals and their patrons must have available a clear statement of those First Amendment principles which receive legal support. A carefully edited document would serve as that statement. The material cull...

[The patient's Bill of Rights].

1. Be treated with courtesy and respect. 2. Be informed of the fee schedule and appointments. 3. Have appointment time reasonably observed. 4. Have a thorough examination and assessment of oral health needs. 5. Be informed of dental treatment necessary to attain optimal oral health and wellness. 6. Receive accurate and current information regarding oral health status. 7. Expect high quality car...

A bill of rights, or a bill of goods?

In response to the rise in construction defect litigation and the resulting increase in the cost of insurance contractors are required to carry, the Washington Legislature passed RCW 64.50.005 et seq., which became effective June 13, 2002. The statute (referred to by some as a “bill of rights” for contractors) requires that homeowners and condominium homeowners’ associations (collectively “home...