Harriet S. Selverstone is a retired high school library media specialist and Department Chair of the Library Media Department at Norwalk High School, Norwalk, CT. She is a former President of the American Association of School Librarians and two-term President of the Connecticut Educational Media Association. She served two terms on the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee, and was Chair for several years of the Connecticut Educational Media Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. She has authored chapters on censorship issues in two texts, Children and Books, HarperCollins, 1996 and Collection Management for School Library Media Centers, Haworth Press, Inc., 1985-86. She is Series Adviser to Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship Series. She received a Masters degree in Library Science, an Advanced Certificate in Information Management and an honorary doctorate degree from Pratt Institute.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionControversial Issues--DefinitionStudent AssignmentsAdministrative SupportPublic Relations: Necssary for Support of ProgramsTeaching, Learning and Student Inquiry During the Research ProcessControversial Issues: What Are They?Researching Controversial IssuesPresentation of Controversial IssuesBiology/HealthEntertainmentEnvironmentGeographyHistoryPeoplePoliticsReligionSexualityNotesIndex

Librarians will find this resource useful both for setting up lessons and inquiries into the topics listed and as a model for helping students to research other topics….Selverstone's guide is a sound purchase for school librarians and for public libraries serving high school populations.

Harriet S. Selverstone is a retired high school library media specialist and Department Chair of the Library Media Department at Norwalk High School, Norwalk, CT. She is a former President of the American Association of School Librarians and two-term President of the Connecticut Educational Media Association. She served two terms on the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee, and was Chair for several years of the Connecticut Educational Media Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. She has authored chapters on censorship issues in two texts, Children and Books, HarperCollins, 1996 and Collection Management for School Library Media Centers, Haworth Press, Inc., 1985-86. She is Series Adviser to Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship Series. She received a Masters degree in Library Science, an Advanced Certificate in Information Management and an honorary doctorate degree from Pratt Institute.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionControversial Issues--DefinitionStudent AssignmentsAdministrative SupportPublic Relations: Necssary for Support of ProgramsTeaching, Learning and Student Inquiry During the Research ProcessControversial Issues: What Are They?Researching Controversial IssuesPresentation of Controversial IssuesBiology/HealthEntertainmentEnvironmentGeographyHistoryPeoplePoliticsReligionSexualityNotesIndex

Librarians will find this resource useful both for setting up lessons and inquiries into the topics listed and as a model for helping students to research other topics….Selverstone's guide is a sound purchase for school librarians and for public libraries serving high school populations.

Harriet S. Selverstone is a retired high school library media specialist and Department Chair of the Library Media Department at Norwalk High School, Norwalk, CT. She is a former President of the American Association of School Librarians and two-term President of the Connecticut Educational Media Association. She served two terms on the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee, and was Chair for several years of the Connecticut Educational Media Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. She has authored chapters on censorship issues in two texts, Children and Books, HarperCollins, 1996 and Collection Management for School Library Media Centers, Haworth Press, Inc., 1985-86. She is Series Adviser to Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides in School Librarianship Series. She received a Masters degree in Library Science, an Advanced Certificate in Information Management and an honorary doctorate degree from Pratt Institute.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionControversial Issues--DefinitionStudent AssignmentsAdministrative SupportPublic Relations: Necssary for Support of ProgramsTeaching, Learning and Student Inquiry During the Research ProcessControversial Issues: What Are They?Researching Controversial IssuesPresentation of Controversial IssuesBiology/HealthEntertainmentEnvironmentGeographyHistoryPeoplePoliticsReligionSexualityNotesIndex

Librarians will find this resource useful both for setting up lessons and inquiries into the topics listed and as a model for helping students to research other topics….Selverstone's guide is a sound purchase for school librarians and for public libraries serving high school populations.