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Kirkland, A. B. (2021). Library Neutrality as Radical Practice. Canadian School Libraries Journal. https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/library-neutrality-as-radical-practice/
"If neutrality in librarianship really means not being intellectual freedom activists, then it has no place. But I contend that the notion of neutrality does have its place in library ethics. Understanding where that place resides is key."
Are libraries neutral? Highlights from the Midwinter president's program. (2018). American Libraries. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2018/06/01/are-libraries-neutral/
[video] American Library Association. (2018, Feb. 11). ALA Midwinter 2018 - Should libraries be neutral? [Video, 2 min.] YouTube. https://youtu.be/eRdUMNDHw60?si=34LOyxCzYyDFufYc
Berninghausen, D. K. (1972). Antithesis in librarianship: Social responsibility vs. the Library Bill of Rights. Library Journal, 97(20), 3675-3681. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f25cwxQp5SvZIQ3ayvwSrBpeKL2pHeDA/view?usp=sharing [PSU login required]
Cooke, N. A. et al. (2022). Once more for those in the back: Libraries are not neutral. Publisher's Weekly. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/89576-once-more-for-those-in-the-back-libraries-are-not-neutral.html
[audio] Dudley, M. (2025, Jan. 19). The neutrality conspiracy [Audio, 24 min]. Heterodoxy in the Stacks. https://hxlibraries.substack.com/p/the-neutrality-conspiracy-03e
Dudley, M. (2023, Aug. 8). Library neutrality and pluralism: A manifesto. Heterodoxy in the Stacks. https://hxlibraries.substack.com/p/library-neutrality-and-pluralism
Social responsibility and the Library Bill of Rights: The Berninghausen debate. (1973). Library Journal, 98(1), 25-41. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1My4RZ4wt2nFA1yLfb6ieV2t5TlTW0Fnn/view?usp=sharing [PSU login required]
Macdonald, S. (2024). Intellectual freedom and social responsibility in library and information science: A reconciliation. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 56(3), 712-727. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006231160795
Wenzler, J. (2019). Neutrality and its discontents. portal, 19(1), 55-78. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2019.0004
Berninghausen, D. K. (1975). The flight from reason: essays on intellectual freedom in the academy, the press, and the library. American Library Association. https://catalog.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/958660
Samek, T. (2001). Intellectual freedom and social responsibility in American librarianship, 1967-1974. McFarland. https://catalog.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/2233579