Cenzura odozdo: prilog raspravi o cenzuri i ulozi knjižnica u demokratskom društvu

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Panić, Matija. (2016). Cenzura odozdo: prilog raspravi o cenzuri i ulozi knjižnica u demokratskom društvu. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Information Science. [mentor Barbarić, Ana].

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Abstract

The graduate paper discusses the phenomenon of censorship. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to theoretical and normative debate on censorship in the context of libraries and librarianship. The paper analyzes established definitions of censorship in Croatian and international discourse of information science and political science discourse. New definition of censorship is presented as well as new classification by subject: top-down censorship and bottom-up censorship. Their characteristics are described on the basis of selectively chosen historical examples The paper discusses positive and negative examples of censorship, identifies contemporary censorious tendencies and puts them in context of libraries and librarianship. The paper also discusses the social role of libraries in democratic societies and their role in opposing and combating censorship.

Item Type:	Diploma Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords:	censorship, top-down censorship, bottom-up censorship, libraries, librarianship, democratic societies
Subjects:	Information sciences > Librarianship
Departments:	Department of Information Science
Supervisor:	Barbarić, Ana
Date Deposited:	22 Feb 2017 08:55
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2017 08:55
URI:	http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/7975

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