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PATRIOT Act awareness materials from librarian.net.
www.librarian.net
Effects of the Patriot Act on Librarians
Slashdot article and discussion about the gag orders for FBI library investigations.
yro.slashdot.org
Library Records Post-Patriot Act
A chart of changed legal authorities, by Law Library Resource Xchange.
www.llrx.com
Big John Wants Your Reading List
Reviews the Patriot Act's rules for the FBI obtaining records from bookstores and libraries. [The Village Voice]
www.villagevoice.com
The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet Terminals
Annotated bibliography and review of research.
www.llrx.com
FBI's Reading List Worries Librarians
"At New York City's Queens Borough Public Library, director Gary Strong is an uneasy draftee on the front line of the war on terrorism." [USA Today]
www.usatoday.com
Librarians Receive Advice on Law and Reader Privacy
Report on a library teleconference about dealing with new legislation. [NY Times]
www.nytimes.com
Privacy and Security: A Librarian's Dilemma
Editorial about library privacy laws. [San Francisco Chronicle]
sfgate.com
Library Officials to Mull Privacy
Librarians' concerns about the Patriot Act and privacy. [The Valley Independent]
www.pittsburghlive.com
Librarians and Their Lawyers Scout Patriot Act's Privacy Rules
Review of issues. [New Jersey Law Journal]
www.law.com
The Patriot Act and the First Amendment
Statement of concern from the Freedom to Read Committee of the Association of American Publishers.
www.publishers.org
Libraries Fear Loss of Privacy as FBI Searches for Terrorists
"Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, librarians across America have been waging their own struggle against what they regard as an attack on sacred ground: government intrusion into their patrons' reading records." [The Toledo Blade]
www.toledoblade.com
Library Restrictions Borrow from Colonial-Era Abuses
Editorial comparing the colonial British suppression of media with the FBI's current powers to spy on readers. [USA Today]
www.usatoday.com
Librarians as FBI Extension Agents
Comments on the Patriot Act's Section 215. [CounterPunch]
www.counterpunch.com
Information and resources on the Partiot Act and library surveillance. From the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics.
www.cognitiveliberty.org