ERIC_NO: EJ555766
TITLE: Where's the Sex? Our Double Standards in Visual Media.
AUTHOR: Pitman, Randy
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1997
JOURNAL_CITATION: Library Journal; v122 n19 p31-33 Nov 15 1997
ABSTRACT: Examines the inability of libraries to include sexual videotapes in their collections. Discusses the explicit text versus visual images and the double standards in collection policies; Madonna's picture book, "Sex"; controversial films; and who the censors are. Reviews 20 videotapes with explicit images of violence, sex, and other issues. (AEF)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Information Policy; Library Collections; Library Policy; Sexuality; Videotape Recordings; Visual Stimuli;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Censorship; Printed Materials; Visual Aids;
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 142
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: IR536104
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0363-0277
LANGUAGE: English