Toni Samek is a professor and chair of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. A convener of the Canadian Library Association’s Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom and a two term member of the Canadian university academic freedom and tenure committee, she is on the Advisory Board of the new Centre for Free Expression at Ryerson University and lives in St. Albert.

“meticulous detail…the fullest account ever…a very important contribution”—Library Journal; “an excellent, very readable introduction to the interplay between the two main themes of American librarianship”—ARBA; “takes the reader to the tumultuous era of the 1960s.... There are still lessons to be learned from the past...excellent and timely”—Libraries & Culture; “important…required reading…what librarianship is all about…tremendously readable…comprehensive and rousing”—Progressive Librarian; “the author tells the story in artful fashion”—Portal; “first-rate...solid scholarship...meticulous detail...invaluable set...comprehensive bibliography...well documented...a very important period of history in librarianship...well written and highly recommended...all libraries should have this”—Counterpoise; “successfully organizes and distills data...into an orderly narrative...a good start for understanding how American libraries and librarians responded to the tumult of the 1960s”—Public Libraries; “truly exposes the soft underbelly of our profession during the so-called ‘Revolutionary Sixties.’ Highly recommend[ed]”—Library Juice; “dense in thought and information...beneficial”—The Unabashed Librarian.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments       Foreword by Sanford Berman       Introduction       1. The 1960s and the Alternative Press       2. The Ethos of Intellectual Freedom       3. Calling for Change, 1967-1969       4. Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility, 1970       5-The Changing of the Guard, 1971-1972       Epilogue: Reaffirming “Neutrality,” 1973-1974      Appendix       Bibliography      Index

Toni Samek is a professor and chair of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. A convener of the Canadian Library Association’s Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom and a two term member of the Canadian university academic freedom and tenure committee, she is on the Advisory Board of the new Centre for Free Expression at Ryerson University and lives in St. Albert.

“meticulous detail…the fullest account ever…a very important contribution”—Library Journal; “an excellent, very readable introduction to the interplay between the two main themes of American librarianship”—ARBA; “takes the reader to the tumultuous era of the 1960s.... There are still lessons to be learned from the past...excellent and timely”—Libraries & Culture; “important…required reading…what librarianship is all about…tremendously readable…comprehensive and rousing”—Progressive Librarian; “the author tells the story in artful fashion”—Portal; “first-rate...solid scholarship...meticulous detail...invaluable set...comprehensive bibliography...well documented...a very important period of history in librarianship...well written and highly recommended...all libraries should have this”—Counterpoise; “successfully organizes and distills data...into an orderly narrative...a good start for understanding how American libraries and librarians responded to the tumult of the 1960s”—Public Libraries; “truly exposes the soft underbelly of our profession during the so-called ‘Revolutionary Sixties.’ Highly recommend[ed]”—Library Juice; “dense in thought and information...beneficial”—The Unabashed Librarian.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments       Foreword by Sanford Berman       Introduction       1. The 1960s and the Alternative Press       2. The Ethos of Intellectual Freedom       3. Calling for Change, 1967-1969       4. Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility, 1970       5-The Changing of the Guard, 1971-1972       Epilogue: Reaffirming “Neutrality,” 1973-1974      Appendix       Bibliography      Index

Toni Samek is a professor and chair of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. A convener of the Canadian Library Association’s Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom and a two term member of the Canadian university academic freedom and tenure committee, she is on the Advisory Board of the new Centre for Free Expression at Ryerson University and lives in St. Albert.

“meticulous detail…the fullest account ever…a very important contribution”—Library Journal; “an excellent, very readable introduction to the interplay between the two main themes of American librarianship”—ARBA; “takes the reader to the tumultuous era of the 1960s.... There are still lessons to be learned from the past...excellent and timely”—Libraries & Culture; “important…required reading…what librarianship is all about…tremendously readable…comprehensive and rousing”—Progressive Librarian; “the author tells the story in artful fashion”—Portal; “first-rate...solid scholarship...meticulous detail...invaluable set...comprehensive bibliography...well documented...a very important period of history in librarianship...well written and highly recommended...all libraries should have this”—Counterpoise; “successfully organizes and distills data...into an orderly narrative...a good start for understanding how American libraries and librarians responded to the tumult of the 1960s”—Public Libraries; “truly exposes the soft underbelly of our profession during the so-called ‘Revolutionary Sixties.’ Highly recommend[ed]”—Library Juice; “dense in thought and information...beneficial”—The Unabashed Librarian.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments       Foreword by Sanford Berman       Introduction       1. The 1960s and the Alternative Press       2. The Ethos of Intellectual Freedom       3. Calling for Change, 1967-1969       4. Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility, 1970       5-The Changing of the Guard, 1971-1972       Epilogue: Reaffirming “Neutrality,” 1973-1974      Appendix       Bibliography      Index