Updated for the first time since 2005, this indispensable volume includes revised interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights along with key intellectual freedom guidelines and policies, including: (1) A new chapter, "Interactivity and the Internet," and other fresh material on intellectual freedom and privacy in online social networks; (2) An examination of intellectual freedom for disabled library patrons; and (3) Coverage of the latest USA PATRIOT Act debates and extensions. Part I, Intellectual Freedom and Libraries: An Overview, includes: (1) Intellectual Freedom: An Enduring and All-Embracing Concept (Candace D. Morgan); (2) ALA and Intellectual Freedom: A Historical Overview (Judith F. Krug and Candace D. Morgan); and (3) Challenges and Issues Today (Candace D. Morgan). Part II, "Library Bill of Rights", includes: (1) "Library Bill of Rights": Policy Statement; and (2) "Library Bill of Rights": Interpretations. Part III, Protecting the Freedom to Read, includes: (1) The Freedom to Read; (2) Libraries: An American Value; (3) Policies and Statements Related to Access to Information, Library Resources, and Library Services; and (4) Policies and Statements Related to Confidentiality, Privacy, and Governmental Intimidation. Part IV, Code of Ethics of the American Library Association, includes: (1) Code of Ethics of the American Library Association; (2) Enforcement of the "Code of Ethics of the American Library Association": Questions and Answers; (3) Resolution on Workplace Speech; and (4) Questions and Answers on Speech in the Workplace. Part V, Intellectual Freedom and the Law, includes: (1) Public Libraries and the Public Forum Doctrine (Theresa Chmara); (2) Minors' First Amendment Rights to Access Information (Theresa Chmara); and (3) Privacy and Confidentiality in Libraries (Deborah Caldwell-Stone). Part VI, Preserving, Protecting, and Working for Intellectual Freedom, includes: (1) Preparing for and Responding to Challenges (Beverley Becker); (2) Communicating the Intellectual Freedom Message (Larra Clark with Macey Morales); (3) Lobbying for Intellectual Freedom (ALA Washington Office); and (4) Rallying for Intellectual Freedom: Where to Go for Help and How You Can Help (Angela Maycock and Nanette Perez). Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Contributors, Glossary, Selected Bibliography, and Index are also included. [For "Intellectual Freedom Manual. Fifth Edition", see ED391526.]