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Without knowledge of prison censorship restrictions and its impact on collection development, public and academic libraries may find initiating and continuing collaborative projects with prisons challenging. This chapter provides a background on the American Library Association’s correctional-facility guidelines, an introduction to prison censorship restrictions and collection policies, an introduction to what specific challenges collaborators may encounter, and a flowchart to show how to navigate such challenges.

Notes that popular children′s material is being reassessed and criticised for portraying false images and stereotypes which reaffirm prejudices and inequality. Discusses compromises to full censorship including age‐related censorship and reserve stocks. Concludes there should be access to all types of children′s literature in the library but in varying degrees of freedom determined not by censorship but by controlled access.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature of the debate in terms of a recent consultation in England on guidance for public libraries in selection of controversial materials. Also discussed is the issue of censorship in terms of how it relates to the practice of librarianship.

The paper provides a reflective and critical overview.

The laws that limit thought are potentially dangerous and to criminalise ideas is a notion that is anti‐democratic. Librarians must always be wary of censorship from the state and any self‐censorship they feel obliged to undertake through fear of unclear laws.

The paper discusses a pertinent topic in current library practice and should be of interest to practitioners who are debating the issues on the front line.

The paper concentrates on a current issue of practice in the UK, and also wider issues facing professional librarians throughout the world.

While Hong Kong has exercised laissez-faire policy with regard to popular cultural industries, such broadcasting freedom may not fully accepted in countries where state control of the media is tight. This paper aims to have a review and brief discussion on music development and the phenomenon of popular music censorship under Chinese societies including China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

After a brief discussion on the popular music scene in Hong Kong, China and Singapore, this paper reviews on the possible reasons for popular music censorship issue in the Chinese societies.

It is found that Canto-pop can be freely broadcast in Hong Kong; however, such freedom is not accepted in China and Singapore due to censorship. While China is sensitive to pro-democratic content in popular music, Singapore's language policies hinder the development of Canto-pop since the 70s.

After reviewing the reasons for music censorship, in particular Cantonese popular music in the Chinese societies, the paper gives a prediction on the future development of Canto-pop.

Vladimir Nabokov's 1954 novel Lolita is one of the most frequently mentioned works in discussions of censorship, probably because of its undeniable literary merit and the enthusiasm with which its detractors and defenders have condemned and praised it. It has been condemned as pornography for its sexual content and as depravity for its unusual and even shocking subject matter, and has been praised as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

The censorship of moral, literary and artistic materials is an important aspect of information control. Systematic study involves the researcher in analysis of specific cases and situations, an exploration of relationships between law and literature, and an understanding of gender roles, the media, and the pornography industry. Important definitions need to be clarified and assumptions examined, making this domain both complex and rewarding for social information analysis.

Relates some instances of Government censorship of the press in Nigeria. Discusses their implications for communications, scholarship and education within the country. Indicates prominent Nigerian periodical and newspaper publications and stresses their importance as free agents of communication within the country.

AS will be seen from the following correspondence, the Library Committee of County Meath has taken very seriously an observation we made in one of our Notes and News items in the Spring number of the LIBRARY REVIEW. In view of the subject being one of high interest not only to Irish librarians but also to readers everywhere, we invited observations from other quarters, and these we have pleasure in publishing. Our readers, we feel sure, will be much interested in the discussion, but it seems almost a sinister sign that without exception our Irish correspondents (not all of whom are librarians) beg us to withhold their names from their quite innocuous comments. We would enquire if the politician alone is to be allowed the liberty of free expression of opinion?