Tools & Resources

Explore resources for education materials, advocacy tools, research databases, professional development, and more.

Experiencing a challenge? Get help.

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ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom provides forms to report challenges and assistance for those experiencing a challenge.

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Guidelines

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ALA and its divisions have published several guidelines and standards. Here you'll find guidelines for accreditation and standards for library staff and personnel.

ALA Standards Manual

ALA Standards & Guidelines

ALA's Code of Ethics

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The ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ Code of Ethics translates the values of intellectual freedom that define the profession of librarianship into broad principles that may be used by all library workers as a framework for dealing with ethical conflicts.

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