Seconded.
Andy Hudson
Canterbury Christ Church University
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Subject: Re: Corporate Boycott of Israeli Goods
Richard,
This is effectively censorship and therefore should be resisted by all librarians and information professionals.
Regards,
John Smith,
University of Kent, UK.
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> Aird
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> Subject: Corporate Boycott of Israeli Goods
>
> Apologies for cross-posting.
>
> Our local authority has taken the decision to boycott Israeli
> goods, which appears to extend to books written by Israeli authors.
> Whilst we support the principle behind the corporate decision, we
> are naturally concerned about the message this sends out about how
> our libraries are stocked and the implications this has.
>
> Does anyone on the list work for an organisation with a similar
> policy in place, and does it extent to library stock?
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard.
>
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