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Weekly News Digest
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August 15, 2024 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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Law Library of Congress Studies Book and Media Censorship Around the World
Louis Myers, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress, writes the following for the blog In Custodia Legis:The Law Library of Congress is happy to announce our recent report Book and Media Censorship in Selected Countries. This report describes the legal frameworks from 22 countries related to their regulation of written materials. Researchers reviewing the report will find information about countries from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. A slate of reasons exists for and against censorship of written materials, including historical, cultural, and philosophical justifications. Readers will find that countries use a variety of legal tools to satisfy both the protection of expression and to limit the most controversial materials, through legislation, regulation, and judicial enforcement. For more information, read the blog post.
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