Andrea's original e-mail (that started this thread) raised a serious question. I'll paraphrase it as: "What obligation do we have as librarians to purchase materials that present all viewpoints on a particular issue?" knowing very well that we may be in full agreement (or disagreement, more likely) with the content. Is there any sort of ethical obligation to be "fair"? Or if not "fair", then "balanced".
It is this principle that far transcends the immediate question of Israel's history. It goes into belief, liturgy, faith, the whole schmeer. I can think of numerous examples where ideology might affect purchasing patterns. Should it? Ted ========================================================================== HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
