This research examined the beliefs and actions of US midwestern librarians concerning intellectual freedom and collection development. The results are presented in two complementary articles; the first article provided some background and the results pertaining to intellectual freedom, whereas the second article focuses on the results for collection development questions and concludes with a broader discussion. While the first article focused on intellectual freedom beliefs, the second focuses more on actions that are thought to be influenced by those beliefs. The data were obtained through a survey with a 21.37% response rate. In general, respondents—particularly those with master of library science (MLS) degrees—reported agreement with ALA collection development stances. When asked about purchasing hypothetical items, respondents said they would purchase most of them. This research revealed that the most significant variable across all questions was whether respondents had the MLS degree.

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中西部公共图书馆员关于知识自由和馆藏发展的重要因素：第二部分

这项研究检查了美国中西部图书馆员关于知识自由和馆藏发展的信念和行动。结果在两篇补充文章中介绍；第一篇文章提供了有关知识自由的一些背景和结果，而第二篇文章则着重于馆藏发展问题的结果，并以更广泛的讨论作为结尾。第一篇文章关注的是思想自由信仰，而第二篇文章则更多地关注那些被认为受这些信仰影响的行为。数据是通过调查获得的，答复率为21.37％。一般而言，受访者，尤其是拥有图书馆学（MLS）学位的受访者，都表示同意ALA馆藏开发立场。当被问及购买假想物品时，受访者表示，他们将购买其中的大多数。这项研究表明，所有问题中最重要的变量是受访者是否拥有MLS学位。