ALA Council: Patriot Act a Danger
Report on a resolution passed against the act. [Library Journal]
And Librarians get Recruited to Spy
Editorial on the Patriot Act's library provisions. [Detroit Free Press]
Ashcroft Defends Search of Library Records
"Attorney General John Ashcroft defended the Justice Department's search of library records under the USA Patriot Act, telling lawmakers the process safeguards individual privacy." [Federal Computer Week]
Big Brother at the Library
Reviews librarians' concerns with the gag order provision in the act. [Buffalo News]
Big John Wants Your Reading List
Reviews the Patriot Act's rules for the FBI obtaining records from bookstores and libraries. [The Village Voice]
Checking What You Check Out
Librarians unite against government's new ability to peek at what you read. [Time Magazine]
Defending the Right Right to Read
Bookstores and libraries are taking steps to protect their clients from what they say is a dangerously snooping government. [ABC News]
Effects of the Patriot Act on Librarians
Slashdot article and discussion about the gag orders for FBI library investigations.
EPIC USA PATRIOT Act Page
Information overview and news updates from the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
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]
Five Technically Legal Signs for Your Library
PATRIOT Act awareness materials from librarian.net.
Freedom to Read / Big Brother Out of Our Libraries
Opinion piece against the act, concluding that "we run the risk of letting the terrorists claim victory by allowing their attacks to chip away at our constitutional rights." [San Francisco Chronicle]
Liberty in the Balance: Librarians Step Up
Covers new library procedures and policies regarding requests from authorities, with some analysis. [The Sacramento Bee]
Librarians and Their Lawyers Scout Patriot Act&apo
Review of issues. [New Jersey Law Journal]
Librarians are on Front Lines Against Easier Acces
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/09/08/librarians_are_on_front_lines_against_easier_a
"The public library in Boulder, the home of the University of Colorado, has adopted one of the country's most aggressive policies to keep circulation records private." [The Boston Globe]
Librarians as FBI Extension Agents
Comments on the Patriot Act's Section 215. [CounterPunch]
Librarians Heroes in War to Save Freedom
Commentary on "a battle to preserve Americans' freedoms." [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
Librarians Make Some Noise Over Patriot Act
"Concerns about privacy prompt some to warn patrons, destroy records of book and computer use." [Washington Post]
Librarians Receive Advice on Law and Reader Privac
Report on a library teleconference about dealing with new legislation. [NY Times]
Librarians Step Up
Interviews with library workers about procedures for dealing with requests from authorities. [The Modesto Bee]
Librarians Use Shredder to Show Opposition to New
Libraries destroy patron records to preserve privacy. [NY Times]
Libraries Fear Loss of Privacy as FBI Searches for
"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]
Libraries Learn how to Protect Patrons from Patrio
Report from a New Jersey Library Association about government laws and library privacy. [The Star-Ledger]
Libraries Seek Guidance on Patriot Act
Community discussion on the federal law. [Elk Grove Times]
Libraries Warning Patrons: Federal Government may
Reviews warning signs at libraries about the Patriot Act. [Chicago Tribune]
Library Officials to Mull Privacy
Librarians' concerns about the Patriot Act and privacy. [The Valley Independent]
Library Records Post-Patriot Act
A chart of changed legal authorities, by Law Library Resource Xchange.
Library Restrictions Borrow from Colonial-Era Abus
Editorial comparing the colonial British suppression of media with the FBI's current powers to spy on readers. [USA Today]
Library Thwarts Patriot Act Snooping
Coverage and discussion of Boulder Public Library patrons' records being purged. [The Denver Post]
Literary Groups Decry Patriot Act as Invasion of P
Report on resistance to the Patriot Act. [The Boston Globe]
New Act Unpopular with Area Librarians
"Local library officials are concerned the new U.S. Patriot Act may infringe on library patrons' right to privacy." [Libertyville Review]
No, YOU Check THIS Out: Librarians Respond To The
Summary essay by Jessamyn West on librarians' response to the act.
Not in the Library!
Commentary on an FBI presence in a public library. [Metro Pulse]
Online NewsHour: Libraries and Liberties
Transcript of a report on libraries and the Patriot Act. [PBS]
Patriot Act Foes Say Tide Now Turning in Their Dir
Reviews legislation and lawsuits challenging the Patriot Act library provisions. [Publishers Weekly]
Patriot Act Prompts Library to Draft Privacy Polic
Report from the Boise State University library. [Arbiter Online]
PATRIOTS, ACT
Information article by Jessamyn West on the Patriot Act.
Privacy and Security: A Librarian's Dilemma
Editorial about library privacy laws. [San Francisco Chronicle]
Privacy Piracy: Warning Signs to be Posted at Libr
"Signs to be posted at library branches in Santa Cruz County and on the library Web site will inform people that records of books and other materials borrowed from the library may be obtained by federal agents." [Santa Cruz Sentinel]
Pulling FBI's Nose Out of Your Books
Commentary by United States Representative Bernie Sanders, in favor of the Freedom to Read Protection Act. [Los Angeles Times]
Reader Beware: Patriot Act Riles An Unlikely Group
Reviews librarians protesting the Act. [The Wall Street Journal]
Reader Privacy
Details the impact of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act on reader privacy, and provides methods to protest to Congress plus an on-line petition.
Sanders Attempts to Soften USAPA
Information on Rep. Bernard Sanders proposed Freedom to Read Protection Act. [Brattleboro Reformer]
Sara Paretsky: What's New
Transcript of a speech commenting on the Patriot Act's police powers.
Some State Libraries Purging Records
"The Wisconsin Library Association has warned libraries about the new federal Patriot Act, leading some to purge circulation records to protect privacy, and others to begin warning patrons about the law's effects." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Subversive Reading
Comments a face-off between the American Library Association and Attorney General John Ashcroft. [New York Times Magazine]
The Patriot Act and the First Amendment
Statement of concern from the Freedom to Read Committee of the Association of American Publishers.
The Readers' Rights Project
Information and resources on the Partiot Act and library surveillance. From the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics.
The USA PATRIOT Act
Three librarians examine the act and how you librarians can protect patron privacy without breaking the law. [Library Journal]
The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library
Annotated bibliography and review of research.
USA Patriot Act Infiltrates Western
Information on the act and library records. [The Western Front]
USA Patriot Act: Librarians Keep Quiet
The ACLU is seeking a librarian willing to violate the act's gag order. [Newsweek]
When FBI Calls, Librarians Can't Say 'Sh
Short report on the FBI seeking access to library patrons' records. [Sauk Valley Newspapers]
Why the Patriot Act Worries Booksellers
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2003/10/08/why_the_patriot_act_worr
Opinion piece by the owner of the Harvard Book Store. [The Boston Globe]