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<li><span style="font-weight:400;">This session will present what the Resource Challenges in Academic Libraries COI has discovered: the importance of a policy/procedure, what those policies should include, the distinction between a content challenge and other patron requests, and drawing on your community for support. OhioLINK Librarians recognize book challenges are a form of censorship. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:400;">According to the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, academic libraries have witnessed 1% of the challenges tracked in 2021. However, we anticipate a rise in challenges in the future. Preparation is the best defense. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:400;">This COI was only established in spring 2023 so the work is still in the early stages and ongoing. Our intention is to bring this important issue to the attention of our state colleagues.</span></li>
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