+ Academic Library Privacy Legislation and Legal Aspects Mike Bullard USA PATRIOT Act Uniting and...

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Academic Library PrivacyLegislation and Legal AspectsMike Bullard

USA PATRIOT Act

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate

Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001

+ Safeguarding privacy vs Section 215 USA PATRIOT Act

In a library (physical or virtual), the right to privacy is the right to open inquiry without having the subject of one’s interest examined or scrutinized by others. Confidentiality exists when a library is in possession of personally identifiable information about users and keeps that information private on their behalf….American Library Association on privacy

+Librarians and the NSL

The sunset provision that won’t go down—Section 215, USA PATRIOT Act

+Effects of the USA PATRIOT ActOn Academic Library Privacy

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