Resources: December
11, 2002 Teleconference Safeguarding Our Patrons Privacy: What Every
Librarian Needs to Know about the USA Patriot Act and Related Anti-Terrorism
Measures
LEGISLATION
"Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act" (Oct. 25, 2001).
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/Terrorism_militias/20011025_hr3162_usa_
patriot_bill.html
Illinois Library Law Regarding Patron Privacy
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/illinoisprivacy.html
ARTICLES AND REPORTS ON THE INTERNET
American Library Association, "Guidelines for Librarians on the
USA PATRIOT Act: What to Do Before, During, and After a 'Knock at
the Door?'"
http://www.ala.org/washoff/patstep.pdf
Congressional Research Service, Report for Congress, "Possible
Impacts of Major Counter Terrorism Security Actions on Research, Development,
and Higher Education"
http://www.aau.edu/research/crsterror.pdf
Doyle, Charles (Congressional Research Service). "Terrorism:
Section by Section Analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act" (Dec. 2001)
http://www.cdt.org/security/usapatriot/011210crs.pdf
Estabrook, Leigh S. "Public Libraries' Responses to September
11, 2001." Illinois Libraries (Fall 2002)
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/illibrary_v84_n1.pdf
Minow, Mary. "Library Records Post-PATRIOT Act." LLRX.com
(Sept. 2002)
http://www.llrx.com/features/libraryrecords.htm
Minow, Mary. "The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library
Internet Terminals." LLRX.com (Feb. 2002)
http://www.llrx.com/features/usapatriotact.htm
Minow, Mary. “Privacy And Library Records Update: USA Patriot
Act” (archived webcast – August 2002)
http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/series1/index.html
Mitrano, Tracy. "Taking the Mystique Out of the USA PATRIOT Act:
Information, Process, and Protocol." Cornell Office of Information
Technology (May 2002)
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/oit/PatriotAct/article.html
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
ABFFE Files Freedom of Information Request (text of joint petition
for information)
http://www.abffe.org/patriot_act_foia_request_press_release.html
American Library Association. " Confidentiality and Coping with
Law Enforcement Inquiries "
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/guidelineslibrary.html
American Library Association. "Libraries and the Patriot Legislation"
http://www.ala.org/washoff/patriot.html
American Library Association. "USA PATRIOT Act"
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/usapatriotact.html
Association of Research Libraries. "Anti-Terrorism Legislation,
Homeland Security, and Related Issues"
http://www.arl.org/info/frn/other/ATL.html
Association of Research Libraries. "The Search and Seizure of
Electronic Information: The Law Before and After the USA PATRIOT Act"
http://www.arl.org/info/frn/other/matrix.pdf
Center for Democracy and Technology. "Response to September 11,
2001, Terrorist Attack"
http://www.cdt.org/security/010911response.shtml
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). "The Attorney General's
Guidelines"
http://www.epic.org/privacy/fbi/
NASULGC/AAU, "Post September 11 Resources for Universities"
http://www.aau.edu/resources/resources.html
Privacy & Confidentiality in Libraries (brochure)
http://www.ila.org/advocacy/privacy.htm
Privacy and Library Records Update: USA Patriot (additional resources)
http://www.librarylaw.com/Patriotbib.htm
OMB Watch. "Homeland Security Act Resource Page"
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/943/1/18/
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy. "Attorney
General's Guidelines Regarding Information Sharing Under the USA PATRIOT
Act"
http://www.usdoj.gov/olp/
