RE: [Ha-Safran] Relentless (actually selection policies)

2003-10-22 Thread Stuart Schnee
I am not a librarian and thus I can't claim to know the professional standards by which you are called to follow. As a Jew, who lives in Israel, I simply would hope that you wouldn't see the Jewish claim to the land of Israel or the Palestinian war against us as "alternative views". ===

Re: [Ha-Safran] Relentless (actually selection policies)

2003-10-22 Thread Ted Koppel
Andrea's original e-mail (that started this thread) raised a serious question. I'll paraphrase it as: "What obligation do we have as librarians to purchase materials that present all viewpoints on a particular issue?" knowing very well that we may be in full agreement (or disagreement, more lik