The Library subscribes to, and actively upholds, democratic principles as embodied in a number of important documents related to Library services. These documents are carefully considered by Library management in the design of Mission College Library policies concerning library access and use, public safety, collection integrity and building security, protections against censorship and filtering, and guarantee of library user equality, privacy and confidentiality. Please see Appendix for full text or location information for each of the following documents. 

 

·        First Amendment to the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution

·        Library Bill of Rights (http://www.ala.org/work/freedom/lbr.html)

·        Code of Ethics of the American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ethics.html)

·        ACRL Standards for Community, Junior and Technical Colleges (http://www.ala.org/acrl/guides/jrcoll.html)

·        Access to Electronic Information, Services and Networks: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights (http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/electacc.html)

·        Mission College "Right To Know" Policies, including Code of Student Conduct

 

·        "Academic Freedom," Mission College Board Manual 4.9 Policy on Academic Freedom

·        American Library Association Policy on Intellectual Freedom (http://www.ala.org/alaorg/policymanual/intellect.html)

·        Freedom to Read Statement (American Library Association) http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/freeread.html

·        Freedom to View Statement (American Library Association) http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/freedomtoview.html

 

·        California Government Code,  Sections 6254, 6267, 6275.

 

·        17 USC (United States Code), Sections 107-108

 

·        California Penal Code  Section 71

·        California Penal Code, Section 490.5(a)(f)