Free Expression Policy Project - Censorship news from the New York University School of Law. Sections include: Art Censorship, Censorship History, Censorship of Youth, Copyright, Media Policy, Politcal Speech, Violence in the Media, Fact Sheets, and Commentaries.
Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A - Sections include: What is Intellectual Freedom?, Why is Intellectual Freedom Important?, What is Censorship?, How Does Censorship Happen?, Who Attempts Censorship?, What is the Relationship Between Censorship and Intellectual Freedom?, How Do Censors Justify Their Demands that Information Be Suppressed?, What Are the Most Frequently Censored Materials?, Aren't There Some Kinds of Expression that Really Should Be Censored?, What Is Obscenity?, What about Protecting Children from Pornography, Whether or Not It Is Legally Obscene?, How Do You Guide Children When You Can't Be with Them 24 Hours A Day?, Don't Librarians Censor Everything They Choose Not to Buy for the Library?, What If I Can't Find Something in My Library that Represents My Point of View?, If Materials are on a Library Shelf, Doesn't That Mean the Library Approves of Those Materials?, What Can I Do to Fight Censorship? From the American Library Association (ALA.org), which defines censorship as "the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons—individuals, groups or government officials—find objectionable or dangerous."
Intellectual Freedom for Young People - Basics of intellectual freedom made accessible to young people. Sections include: Freedom Principles, Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q&A, First Amendment Basics, International Intellectual Freedom Basics, American Library Basics, Censorship Basics, Internet Censorship, School: Intellectual Freedom for Young People, International Library Basics. From the American Library Association (ALA.org).
Wikipedia Encyclopedia article: Censorship - A definition of censorship as well as the following sections: Terms, Censorship Types, Subject Matter, State Secrets and Unwanted Attention, School Textbooks, Implementation, Prevention and Bypassing, Censorship Around the World, Censorship of Media, Other Types of Censorship, External links. Caution: Wikipedia articles may be edited by anyone. See their disclaimer.
Censorship of Books
Banned Books - From the ALA, Office of Intellectual Freedom.
Banned Books Online Exhibit - From the Online Books Page e-text archive hosted at the University of Pennsylvania.
First Amendment Center - Described as "comprehensive research coverage of key First Amendment issues and topics, daily First Amendment news, a unique First Amendment Library and guest analyses by respected legal specialists." From Vanderbilt University.
Electronic Frontier Foundation - Self-described as "EFF fights for freedom primarily in the courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the US government or large corporations. By mobilizing more than 50,000 concerned citizens through our Action Center, EFF beats back bad legislation. In addition to advising policymakers, EFF educates the press and public."
The National Coalition Against Censorship - Description from their About Us page: "The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), founded in 1974, is an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups."
Reporters Without Borders - Description from their About Us page: "More than a third of the world’s people live in countries where there is no press freedom. Reporters Without Borders works constantly to restore their right to be informed."
