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Kenner, Adam; Rivera, Sheryl – Knowledge Quest, 2007
Media has always had the power to affect people on a nonverbal and emotional level. At its best, it can be a source of aesthetic pleasure and deep personal satisfaction. At its worst, citizens and consumers are exposed to psychological and political manipulation which may make them anxious and depressed, dissatisfied with what they have,…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Mass Media Effects, Criticism, Teaching Methods
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Hendrix, Dean – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007
To assess their knowledge, use, and attitudes regarding peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, this study surveyed academic librarians (n = 162) via a mail-in survey. Correlations between the sample characteristics (age, gender, year of MLS, type of library job) and P2P knowledge, use, and attitudes were also explored. Overall, academic librarians…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Technology, Library Services, Ethics
White, Howard D. – Library Journal, 1986
Examination of data from four General Social Surveys (1976, 1977, 1980, 1982) focuses on questions related to intellectual freedom, especially library censorship. Responses are analyzed together with selected demographic variables to determine which broad segments of society give majority support to censorship and which do not. (7 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Censorship, Graphs, Intellectual Freedom