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Open Textbook in Library

RESEARCH AREAS OF FOCUS

Freedom of Speech.  Censorship.  Privacy.
Information Precarity.  Intellectual Freedom.

Current/Upcoming Research Projects:

  • Investigating public libraries’ responses to book challenges.

  • Study of preservation of and access to AIDS-era LGBTQ voices in archives. 

  • Exploring the framework of information precarity and how libraries can help marginalized communities overcome systemic inequities.

  • Examination of why people choose to take extra steps to encrypt their email, hard drives, etc. to protect their privacy.

Books

  • Oltmann, S. M. (Ed.). (2023). The fight against book bans: Perspectives from the field. Libraries Unlimited.

  • Oltmann, S. M. (2019). Practicing intellectual freedom in libraries. Libraries Unlimited.

Refereed Articles and Presentations

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