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Library Juice 2:28 - July 21, 1999 Polymorphous Happy Contents: 1. GLBTRT - A new ALA Round Table 2. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual visibility and information service 3. CASSELL'S ENCYCLOPEDIA of QUEER MYTH, SYMBOL and SPIRIT 4. ACLU Sues Texas City for Public Library Censorship 5. Feminist Task Force of ALA/SRRT 6. Women's Issues, Women's Studies, Feminist resources 7. Suffragists Oral History Project 8. Women's Studies Programs 9. The mystery and the act: towards a youth services human sexuality collection 10. Librarians Index to the Internet: Sex Instruction 11. Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality 12. SIECUS 13. The Image of Librarians in Pornography Quote for the week: We librarians ostensibly subscribe to the "balanced collection" professional ethic. Intellectual freedom, our raison d'etre, needs a garden of diversity in which to flourish. So we can certainly demand equal time for women's material after 5,000 years of male worldview! I define "women's material" as material *useful* to women, which works directly in our interest like a fine tool, which does not ignore, trivialize, or lie to us. Celeste West, "The library as motherlode: a feminist view" In James P. Danky and Elliot Shore, eds., _Alternative Materials in Libraries_. (Scarecrow, 1982) Homepage of the week: Katia Roberto http://www.freespeech.org/katia ____________________________________________________________________________ 1. GLBTRT - A new ALA Round Table At the recent ALA conference, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Task Force of ALA/SRRT won approval to be full-fledged Round Table. This will change some things, and will help give visibility and advocacy to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender librarians. Here is the announcement from Jules Tate. More info is available at their website, at: http://calvin.usc.edu/~trimmer/ala_hp.html >From Jules Tate: At 11:04 AM CDT on Wednesday, June 30, 1999, having received an recommendation from its Committee on Organization (COO), ALA Council voted unanimously without any objections to create the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. There was applause from Council, hand-holding support from Satia Orange of OLOS, and ecstacy from present and past glbtf co-chairs (Shari Clifton, Michael Miller, Mark Martin)and members who were in attendance. On the advice of some counsellors and Satia, Michael Miller, outgoing co-chair, will post some transitional matters to glbtf-L tomorrow for discussion/decision. I felt really privileged to be there for the historic moment that so many have worked so hard and so long to reach. Jules Note to readers: Also keep in mind The Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable of the Society of American Archivists -ed. http://www.archivists.org/units/lagar/home.htm ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual visibility and information service Invisibility is a barrier to information access. If gays, lesbians and bisexuals don't feel comfortable being out in your library, they are not going to ask for the information they need. Similarly, if you are not comfortable making resources for gays, lesbians and bisexuals obvious and visible in your library, people are going to miss out. The following are some links to put on web pages where people will see them, as well as a couple of books to make prominent. Doing this makes the resources readily available and declares your library gay-friendly. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. QRD - Queer Resources Directory http://www.qrd.org A searchable electronic library with more than 1,800 files containing news clippings, political contact information, newsletters, essays, images, hyperlinks, and other information of interest relating to sexual minorities. Regularly updated .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Queer America The National Database of Lesbigay Resources http://www.queer.com/queeramerica National database of more than 4,000 support organizations, searchable geographically. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "Bisexuality and Related Topics," by Jennifer M. "Kata" Collins A great collection of resources and writings about bisexuality and other queer topics. http://www.javanet.com/~kata/kataBisex.html .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Out of the Past--400 Years of Gay and Lesbian History--PBS [RealPlayer] http://www.pbs.org/outofthepast/ PBS Online offers this site as a companion to the film _Out of the Past_. The Website follows the film's lead to link personal and national history, dividing the history of gays and lesbians into historical periods that could roughly correspond to stages of an individual's life: Keeping Secrets, 1600-1800, Finding Love, 1800-1900, etc. Each "era" features a timeline of events in gay and lesbian history juxtaposed with other historical events. For instance, in 1704, the site tells us, the Royal Governor was accused of dressing like a woman, Bach composed his First Cantata, and Massachusetts suffered from Franco-Indian raids. Clicking on the year brings forth a more detailed description, in some cases accompanied by a RealPlayer clip. The site offers a forum question inspired by each period; in the Puritan era, for example, the question is "Have you struggled to reconcile your sexuality and your religious beliefs?" Visitors can post their own responses or read others' stories. Those inspired to learn more should check out the bibliography in the Resources section. [TK] >From the Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1998. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. GLINN's Glossary of Sayings, Slang, Signs and Symbols for Gay Men: http://www.glinn.com/news/gaygloss.htm .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, David Garnes wrote: > Re Michael Colby's question on new ed. of Encyclopedia of Homosexuality: > > There is a completely revamped 2-volume version coming out soon (it's in the > Spring 1999 Garland catalog). Title is ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LESBIAN AND GAY > HISTORIES AND CULTURES: Vol. 1 ....LESBIAN...ed. by Bonnie Zimmerman; Vol. 2 > ...GAY...ed. by George E. Haggerty. Bisexuals on a small sheet, suitable for tipping in, available on request from the publisher... sigh, growl Naomi Young .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bisexual Resource Guide (book) http://www.biresource.org/biproducts/guide.html ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. CASSELL'S ENCYCLOPEDIA of QUEER MYTH, SYMBOL and SPIRIT by Randy P. Luncunas Conner, David Hatfield Sparks and Mariya Sparks -- Foreword by Gloria Anzaldua PAPERBACK EDITION: $15.95 (ISBN 0-304-70423-7) 382 pages Trade Hardcover -- $29.95 (ISBN 0-304-33760-9), 320 pages This encyclopedia is an unprecedented reference source on the theme of same sex desire, gender variance and the sacred. Drawing on religion, mythology, folklore, anthropology, history and the arts, the encyclopedia is a cornucopia of queer spirit. The book contains major articles on the world's spiritual traditions; more than 1,500 alphabetically arranged entries on deities, symbols, spiritual teachers, spiritually focused artists and related subjects; a lengthy bibliography; and extensive subject indexes. The encyclopedia is highly informative, entertaining and empowering. Selections, reviews, bookstore links, and author information are at http://users.lanminds.com/~davran/ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. ACLU Sues Texas City for Public Library Censorship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 16, 1999 WICHITA FALLS, TX -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas today filed suit in federal district court against the City of Wichita Falls challenging the constitutionality of removing two books from the children's area of the city's public library. The ACLU of Texas, which is representing 19 residents of Wichita Falls, said that the removal of the books and the resolution allowing the censorship violates the residents' right to free expression, their right to receive information and their due process rights guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The two award winning works, Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy's Roommate, were removed last week under a new city resolution that was adopted with much controversy last February. Under the resolution, a book must be removed from the children's section of the library to an adult area upon receiving a petition signed by 300 Wichita Falls residents who object to the content of the book. Since then, the city council has been under fire from residents who feel that the resolution allows censorship of certain books disfavored by local special interest groups who have an interest in controlling access to materials for all library patrons. "The controversy revolves around a group of folks that do not share the same viewpoints as those expressed in these particular children's books," said Diana Philip, Regional Director of the ACLU of Texas. "As a result, a small group of people are trying to make decisions about what other people's children can read in the library." Known as the "Altman Resolution," the city ordinance provides no recourse to those citizens who might be opposed to the removal petitions. After receiving the removal petition on Wednesday, the Library Administrator, Linda Hughes, requested a waiver from the Wichita Falls City Council. However, the City Manager, Jim Berzina, who has complete discretion to deny the head librarian's request, denied the request for a waiver of the removal of the two books on Thursday. The resolution provides no right to appeal the city council's rejection of a waiver request. The city residents are asking for a temporary restraining order requiring the books to be returned to the Youth Non-Fiction section of the public library. The lawsuit is also asking for the court to declare the Altman Resolution unconstitutional, as it allows the city council to unlawfully delegate its proper legislative authority to any 300 private citizens who wish to violate other library patrons' free speech rights. By placing children's books in the adult section of the library, civil libertarians claim that the city is hiding books from young library patrons. "Kids are just not going to look adult areas of the library for the books they need," the ACLU's Philip said. "Hiding the books under the authority of the city council is plain old censorship. What is truly unfortunate is that these decisions are being made based upon bigotry and intolerance. I do not think that the good people of Wichita Falls want to be as known as bigots." ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Feminist Task Force of ALA/SRRT The Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table http://www.lib.wayne.edu/ftf/ ALA's SRRT Feminist Task Force (FTF) was founded in 1970 by women determined to address sexism in libraries and librarianship. FTF was the first ALA group to focus on women's issues. Other ALA women's groups fostered by FTF include the standing ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL), the Committee on Pay Equity, the RASD Discussion Group on Women's Materials and Women Library Users, the ACRL Women's Studies Section, and the LAMA Women Administrators Discussion Group. The Feminist Task Force continues to be one of SRRT's largest and most active groups, concerned with a broad, evolving set of feminist issues. ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Women's Issues, Women's Studies, Feminist resources Whether it's called "Women's Studies" or "Women's Issues" may depend on whether it's a public or an academic library collection. The important thing is what people might learn. Here are some interesting resources for women and anyone interested in feminism and women's studies: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1000 title FEMINIST WOMEN'S BIBLIOGRAPHY Hello, I've put together a thousand title Feminist and Women's resource Bibliography. Can be seen at: http://members.aol.com/PinteaReed/fem_books.html or its mirror site http://www.feminista.com Lili Pintea-Reed, MA Family Therapist http://members.aol.com/PinteaReed/LPR.html .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Directory of Women's Organizations http://www.electrapages.com A database of 9,000 resources. Search or browse by topic/location. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Feminist Activist Resources on the net http://www.igc.apc.org/women/feminist.html .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sexual Assault Information Page http://www.cs.utk.edu/~bartley/saInfoPage.html This is an excellent resource divided into thirty-six very specific categories. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Feminist Theory Website http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/ Created by Professor Kristin Switala of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and hosted by the Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech University, this site is aimed at students, scholars, and activists "interested in women's conditions and struggles around the world." The site, which states that it contains over 5,000 bibliographical entries, close to 600 related links, and almost 700 paragraphs of information, is divided into three sections: Fields within Feminism, National/ Ethnic Feminism, and Individual Feminists. The first section offers bibliographies, links, and names of specific people working within more than 30 fields of feminist thought and theory. The second section offers the same, but for specific countries, organized under seven regions. The final portion of the site offers brief biographical information, a summary of major themes, a bibliography, and links to related sections on the site for over 80 individual feminists, listed alphabetically and identified by nationality. This site is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in researching particular themes in feminist thought or seeking information on feminist communities in specific regions. [MD] >From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Feminist Collections http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/fcmain.htm FEMINIST COLLECTIONS: A QUARTERLY OF WOMEN'S STUDIES RESOURCES contains news of the latest print and audiovisual resources for research and teaching in women's studies. Recent book reviews have treated such subjects as African American women writers, lesbians in popular culture, and women in the international marketplace. There are guides to new bibliographies and reference works, film and video critiques, computer updates, and news of out-of-the-way materials -- pamphlets, reports, rare book dealers' catalogs, microforms, and more. Thoughtful articles by experts explore women's publishing, Internet resources, library organization, archives, and other tools for feminist scholarship. New periodicals and special issues of journals in other disciplines are announced in each issue. This site contains a partial electronic version of the print journal of the same title. Contact: wiswsl[at]doit.wisc.edu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930 http://womhist.binghamton.edu/ This site was created to introduce secondary and higher education students to some of the primary documents available for the study of women's involvement in social movements in the US between 1830 and 1930. The material at the site has its origins in editorial projects of undergraduate and graduate students at the State University of New York at Binghamton, collected and revised by Professors Kathryn Kish Sklar and Thomas Dublin. These are presented as a collection of learning modules addressing specific topics, such as African-American Women and the Chicago World's Fair, 1893; Women's Peace Mission to European Capitals, 1915; and Pacifism vs. Patriotism in Women's Organizations in the 1920s, among others. Each module contains an introductory essay and, in most cases, between fifteen and twenty primary documents. The modules have potential in classrooms as either discrete learning units or perhaps as examples to students on how to incorporate primary documents in their essays. Additional resources include a modest collection of annotated links and an internal search engine. [MD] >From the Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1998. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Health Concerns Across a Woman's Lifespan: The Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women's Health http://www.cmwf.org/programs/women/ksc_whsurvey99_332.asp .pdf version of report: [140K, 65 p.] http://www.cmwf.org/programs/women/ksc_whsurvey_332.pdf .pdf version of charts [65K, 16 p.] http://www.cmwf.org/programs/women/ksc_whsurvey_charts.pdf The Commonwealth Fund has recently published a new report based on the research findings of a recent survey on women's health. The report highlights key findings derived from survey questions that examined "access to care, health knowledge, health-related behaviors, violence, depression, use of hormone replacement therapy, and informal caregiving roles." The report includes 32 charts and 19 data tables. [AO] >The Scout Report's Webpage: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1893 - Anarchist/feminist Emma Goldman imprisoned in NY for "inciting to riot." http://www.etext.org/Politics/Spunk/library/misc/sp000175.txt >"Emma Goldman For Sale" (�Fifth Estate�) http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/goldman.html >Emma Goldman recalls the Red Scare http://gos.sbc.edu/g.html >Women's Speeches From Around the World http://www.clarku.edu/resources/communications/release%20folder/Goldman.html >"Emma Goldman served ice cream in Worcester"... http://pro.la.wisc.edu/hist102/bios/20.html >Notable American Women http://www.zpub.com/notes/aan-read.html >An Anarchist Reading List http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/femsites.html >Feminist Websites http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/africa/wsfws/4_1_wo_hist.html > History of fighting for women's freedom http://home.earthlink.net/~cwenman/miscellany/emma.html > "Queen of Anarchy Incites to Murder" http://www.ccn.cs.dal.ca/~ak955/goldman.html http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/emma_goldman/ http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/ws/gold49.html http://www.spunk.org/archives.html .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia a bibliographic resource by Laura Quilter http://www.wenet.net/~lquilter/femsf ____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Suffragists Oral History Project From: Susana Hinojosa <shinojos[at]LIBRARY.BERKELEY.EDU> Subject: Suffragists oral histories now available online (fwd) To: Multiple recipients of list EQUILIBR <EQUILIBR[at]CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU> In the early 1970s the Suffragists Oral History Project, under the auspices of the Bancroft Library's Regional Oral History Office, collected interviews with twelve leaders and participants in the woman's suffrage movement. Tape-recorded and transcribed oral histories preserved the memories of these remarkable women, documenting formative experiences, activities to win the right to vote for women, and careers as leaders of the movements for welfare and labor reform, world peace, and the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Now, 25 years later, the nineteenth century meets the twenty-first as the words of these activist women, born from the 1860s to the 1890s, are made accessible for future scholarly research and public information via the Internet. Seven major figures in twentieth-century suffragist history are represented here with full-length oral histories. These include Alice Paul, founder and leader of the more militant organization called the National Woman's Party, which made suffrage a mainstream issue through public demonstrations and protests; Sara Bard Field, a mother, lover, poet, and social and political reformer, whose interactions with California artists and political activists gave her a national profile; Burnita Shelton Matthews, a District of Columbia federal judge; Helen Valeska Bary, who campaigned for woman's suffrage in Los Angeles and later had a prominent career in labor and social security administration; Jeannette Rankin, a Montana suffrage campaigner and the first woman elected to Congress, who recalls Carrie Chapman Catt, the League of Women Voters, and her lifelong work for world peace; Mabel Vernon, who is credited for the advance work of gathering the throngs of people to greet Alice Paul and her entourage on their famous coast-to-coast suffrage campaign in the fall of 1915; and Rebecca Hourwich Reyher, who gives an account of working with Alice Paul in organizing the Woman's Party. The oral histories of five rank-and-file suffragists are collected in The Suffragists: From Tea-Parties to Prison, conducted by Sherna Gluck, director of the Feminist History Research Project. These women spoke out for suffrage from horse-drawn wagons and streetcorner soapboxes. Some discussed politics in genteel tea parties, others were arrested for picketing for suffrage in front of the White House. These five interviews represent the diversity of ordinary women who made woman's suffrage a reality, documenting their motivations and ethical convictions, their family, social, and regional backgrounds, and their part in the campaign for women's right to vote. The oral histories are now available online, and we invite you to use them. The address is: http://library.berkeley.edu/BANC/ROHO/ohonline/suffragists.html ____________________________________________________________________________ 8. Women's Studies Programs Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:55:22 -0500 To: Feminist[at]mitvma.mit.edu From: Beth Stafford-Vaughan <bstaff[at]uiuc.edu> Subject: Women's Studies program database Some of you might remember my "Directory of Women's Studies Programs and Library Resources" published by The Oryx Press in 1990 that was prompted by my compiling directories for National Women's Studies Association several years running. Below is a description of what is essentially an updated, expanded online version in the form of a searchable database. To date we have approximately 140 programs included. If you can, would you please give a nudge to any WS program/department/unit on your campus to fill out our survey in order to enhance access to WS program information for all interested parties. (The database has been publicized on WMST-L.) If you have responsibility for WS in a college or university library, we want to include your name and title in the database as well. Currently the database does not have that information, but we can add it fairly easily. We can add only what people supply to us. ANNOUNCEMENT: WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM WEBSITE A new SEARCHABLE DATABASE on Women's Studies programs, created and maintained by the University of Illinois Women's Studies/WID Library and co-sponsored by NWSA, is now available at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/wst/search3.htm More than a directory, this is an important resource for programs, faculty, students, and all who have a commitment to feminist scholarship and education. In addition to accessing names of program administrators, faculty with departmental affiliations, courses, degree options, etc, it enables one to find quickly and in one source which institutions in a particular geographic area offer specific degrees and fields of specialization. It is also possible to identify course titles by keyword, identify names of schools that offer majors or minors, as well as identify possible speakers, program addresses, URLs, and more. Our plan is to update the database periodically. The survey to add your program to the database is available via email at: wsprogs[at]alexia.lis.uiuc.edu It's also available on Internet at: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/wst/survey.htm Questions? Call 217-333-7998 Monday - Friday, 8:30-5:00 CST. - --------------------------------------------------------------- Beth R. Stafford mail to:bstaff[at]uiuc.edu Women's Studies/WID Librarian Phone: 217-333-7998 University of Illinois Library Fax: 217-333-2214 1408 W. Gregory Drive Urbana, IL 61801 ------- End of Forwarded Message ____________________________________________________________________________ 9. The mystery and the act: towards a youth services human sexuality collection by Teri Weesner, Library Juice Youth Services Editor This editorial is based on the premise that there is a connection between young people accessing porn via the internet and their innate curiosity about human sexuality and their own bodies. Young people viewing internet porn have an information need that can be addressed by youth services librarians and library collections. To ignore this information need is just as inaccurate and inappropriate as young people gleaning their information from internet pornography and cybersex chat. Young people's information needs are legitimate and the response of shaming from librarians is an ineffective tool for teaching, learning or discipline. Cultural reluctance to educate young people about human sexuality and cultural reaction of shame and punishment for young people's experimentation and access to information through the prolific pornography industry is an intrinsically related combination which fosters unhealthy cultural human sexuality. Unhealthy in the sense that shame and ignorance become barriers to people's healthy and safe concepts and practice of sexuality. A culture which will not educate itself about sex in order to "protect" itself is left (on many levels) ironically unprotected. We relegate a large percent of sexual culture to the pornography industry and keep it separated as forbidden knowledge. When pornography overextends these boundaries of separateness, as in the case of young people accessing internet porn, a body of accurate, accessible and respectfully presented knowledge is needed to turn to. Go Ask Alice (http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu or the 1998 paperback) is one of the best resources I've seen in terms of medical accuracy and honest and respectful responses. Go Ask Alice is not only an indispensable resource of accurate health information for people of any age with questions but an excellent primer for librarians on honest and respectful dissemination of "sensitive" information. As my signed copy says, "Be healthy and happy -- Alice" As librarians, our charge is to create an environment of information in relation to the needs of all people who would access that information as well as an ideology of honesty and respect towards all people and their information needs. Shooing young people off the internet is like obnoxious shooshing of their curiosity and hunger for knowledge. Young people speak with their behavior. When we are confused by their behavior, ask them what it is they really want to communicate and help them find it in your collection (which includes the library's computer). We are the gatekeepers and porn and cybersex chat are barriers in youth services. Our job as librarians is to open the gate when asked and assist young people to navigate those barriers. As adults looking back at our own youth, think about how such dispassionate information may have benefited us to make informed, individual choices. Take a look at your youth services human sexuality collection under the subject heading, "sex instruction." What proportion of the titles are current, accurate, respectful, dispassionate information in a form young people will read? Are the juvenile titles in the juvenile or the adult collection? Weed and reseed your collection for Teen Read Week, Oct. 17-23, 1999. The following are a few human sexuality titles I highly recommend. Bell, Ruth, and other co-authors of Our Bodies, Ourselves, and Ourselves and Our Children, together with members of the Teen Book Project. (1998) Changing bodies, changing lives: A book for teens on sex and relationships. (Vintage Books: New York) Accurate information, illustrated with drawings and photographs. Uses real-life stories from teens themselves. Its authorship might make it especially trustworthy for readers familiar with the classic, "Our Bodies, Ourselves." Blank, Joani. (1983) A kid's first book about sex (Yes Press: San Francisco, CA). "A first for this age child... the focus is on self image, the pleasures of sexuality and personal relationships, not on reproduction..." -- School Library Journal. I picked this one up at the Women's Presses Library Project booth at ALA. Visit their site at http://www.litwomen.org http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu Originally for Columbia University, the internet allowed Columbia to share the wealth of health information in a Q & A format. This site is still linked to ALA's "Teen Hoopla" site. Although Dr. Laura's nationally syndicated condemnation of ALA and Go Ask Alice was negative attention, it was attention none the less. Many people are now glad to know of this site with an archive of over 1,500 Q&A's. Columbia University's Health Education Program. (1998) The "Go Ask Alice" book of answers. (Henry Holt: New York). The book from the site of the same name. I picked up this gem for $5 at ALA; my only regret is not buying an even dozen to share with all the libraries and resource centers I have contact with. Harris, Robie (1994) It's perfectly normal. (Candlewick Press: Cambridge, MA). A cartoon type illustrated book for young people which is easily accessible in format and language. - Finally, here are two human sexuality books by favorite authors who have contibuted greatly to children's literature. Brown, Laura Krasny and Marc (1997) What's the big secret?: Talking about sex with girls and boys (Little, Brown and Company: Boston MA). From the creators of Dino Life Guides for Families and the Arthur books comes a book about human sexuality for young children with niether dinosaurs nor ardvarks but just as wonderfully illustrated. After discussing gender socialization and how that is not always an accurate indicator of gender, page 10 says, "Actually, the only sure way to tell boys and girls apart is their bodies." Homosexuality is not discussed. Cole, Joanna (1988) Asking about sex and growing up: A question and answer book for boys and girls. (Beech Tree Books: New York). Although 11 years old, if this book is still in your collection it is still valuable. "The most important thing to remember about sex as you grow up is to respect yourself and others." She covers a wide range of topics including homosexuality. At the end she encourages the reader to consult other resources (people and books) and emphasizes life-long learning. If you have other titles to add to this bibliography, please send them to me at teri[at]libr.org. ____________________________________________________________________________ 10. Librarians Index to the Internet: Sex Instruction http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex Alan Guttmacher Institute Home Page - http://www.agi-usa.org/home.html This Web site provides an impressive amount of information and statistics relating to sexual behavior, family planning, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, and law and public policy. Its emphasis is on teenage sex and pregnancy. Searchable. - es Subjects: sex instruction | teenagers | reproduction | pregnancy | Coalition for Positive Sexuality - http://www.positive.org/Home/ The heart of this site is their online tour - Just Say Yes, in English and Spanish. "Just Say Yes is about having a positive attitude towards sexuality -- gay, straight or bisexual. It's about saying 'yes' to sex you do want, and 'no' to sex you don't." With straight forward information in both English and Spanish, teens can find answers to questions about birth control, HIV, safe sex,pregnancy and more. They can also chat with other teens on their BBS or e-mail questions to the Coalition for Positive Sexuality, the organization producing this site. Some graphic content. - cs Subjects: sex instruction | teenagers | Dr. Ruth's Sexnet - http://cgi.pathfinder.com/drruth/ Dr. Ruth Westheimer (America's most publicized sex therapist) on the Web. Features include: "Ask Dr. Ruth," answers to user submitted questions on the Web; a "Question & Answer Debate," with an archive of 400 previously answered questions from Dr. Ruth's TV and radio talk shows; and "Dr. Ruth's Picks," with links to selected Internet sites. My personal favorite is the video clip section with her giving advice. - cl Subjects: sex instruction | Enjoying Safer Sex: Contraception and Preventing STDs - http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/peerh/sex/safesex/ Information covering all aspects of safe sex, contraception, AIDS, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). Maintained by Peer Health, a student-run organization at Williams College. - cl Subjects: sex instruction | Healthwise - Go Ask Alice - http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/ Ask Alice about sexuality, sexual health, relationships, nutrition and diet, alcohol & other drugs, stress, etc. Questions are submitted anonymously and answered publicly by Columbia University's Healthwise Office. More than 1,000 questions and answers are archived and searchable. - cl Subjects: counseling | sex instruction | teenagers | Sex, etc. - http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~sxetc/ A teen-produced Web site that deals with information on a broad range of sexuality issues. Topics include: love, sex, abstinence, contraception, AIDS, STDs, drugs and drinking, and violence. From the Network for Family Life Education (NFLE), a non-profit organization at Rutgers University. - cl Subjects: sex instruction | teenagers | TeenWire - http://www.teenwire.com/index.asp A searchable site for teens that presents information about adolescents and their issues including relationships, sexuality, and pregnancy. There is an archive of all of the questions asked. The Warehouse has articles about dating, love, sex, birth control, infections and diseases, abortion, sexual orientation, parents and friends, feelings, and more. World Views presents teen issues from other parts of the world. Hothouse is a teen-written zine. Sponsored by Planned Parenthood Federation of America. - dl Subjects: teenagers | health | reproduction | sex instruction | pregnancy | ____________________________________________________________________________ 11. Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality http://www.ejhs.org/ Published by the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, this new journal plans to publish in all aspects of human sexuality, from art to zoology, and from dissertations to posters. A group of well known sexologists from across the country are on the Editorial Board. There is no cost to access this web journal, and submissions are welcome. The initial articles include The Meaning of Sex, a study on consent for sexual behavior, and a study on the sexual life of former nuns. Contact: Senior Editor: David Hall, Ph.D. Email: dhall[at]ejhs.org ____________________________________________________________________________ 12. SIECUS Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States SIECUS is a national, nonprofit organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. Incorporated in 1964, SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices. http://www.siecus.org/home.html Publications/Resources: http://www.siecus.org/pubs/pubs0000.html SIECUS publishes more than two dozen publications for sexuality professionals and consumers. Read here for the most up-to-date resources about sexuality and sexuality education. - Information Catalog for Publications Orders - SIECUS Report - SHOP Talk - SIECUS Annual Report - The Source - Annotated Bibliographies - Fact Sheets - Community Action Kit - Advocates Report - Making the Connection: Sexuality and Reproductive Health - But Does It Work? Improving Evaluations of Sexuality Education - Teaching Our Teachers To Teach - Now What Do I Do? - Como Hablar Con Sus Hijos e Hijas Sobre el VIH/SIDA - Oh No! What Do I Do Now? - Ay No! (En Español) - How to Talk to Your Children about AIDS - Talking to Your Kids About Sexuality - Hablando Con Sus Niños Acerca De La Sexualidad ____________________________________________________________________________ 13. The Image of Librarians in Pornography http://www.84.com/libraryporn.htm by Dan Lester ____________________________________________________________________________ L I B R A R Y J U I C E | http://libr.org/Juice/ | | Except where noted, items appearing in Library Juice | are copyright-free, so feel free to share them with | colleagues and friends. Library Juice is a free weekly | publication edited by Rory Litwin. 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