Freedom of Information/Information as Freedom

This conference, from CILIP's Library and Information History Group, considers the historic control of information, such as through censorship, the removal of books from shelves and the removal of librarians from libraries. While such issues are at the forefront of our minds, the practice of book banning or restrictions on access to material is nothing new. Libraries have come under attack throughout history, governments have influenced the contents of their collections, and plenty of librarians have self-censored what they felt was unsuitable material.

For all queries about the conference, please contact Kathryn Peak at kathryn.peak@kcl.ac.uk