Websites
American Library Association, Office for Intellectual Freedom
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
Intellectual Freedom Alerts; The FBI in Your Library; The Terrorism Information and Prevention System (TIPS); The USA Patriot Act; The USA Patriot Act in the Library; Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for the Library and Its Staff (see below); Intellectual Freedom in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for the Library and Its Staff. ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/guidelineslibrary.html
These guidelines, developed to assist libraries and library staff in dealing with law enforcement inquiries, rely upon the ALAs Policy on the Confidentiality of Library Records (http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/pol_conf.html), its Policy Concerning Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information about Library Users (http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/pol_user.html), and the Code of Ethics (http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ethics.html).
Guidelines for Librarians on the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act: What to Do Before, During and After a "Knock on the Door?" ALA Washington Office
http://www.ala.org/washoff/patstep.pdf
Libraries and the Patriot Legislation. ALA Washington Office
http://www.ala.org/washoff/patriot.html
Links to ALA Washington Office and U.S. Department of Justice documents, links to USA Patriot Act analyses and summaries
The Search & Seizure of Electronic Information: The Law Before and After the USA PATRIOT Act. ALA Washington Office
http://www.ala.org/washoff/matrix.pdf
Matrix of USA Patriot Act provisions.
The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet Terminals. Mary Minow, Law Library Resource Xchange, LLC, February 15, 2002
http://www.llrx.com/features/usapatriotact.htm
This discussion is in the context of the state of California's confidentiality law, which bars libraries from disclosing patron registration and circulation records. New Hampshire's confidentiality law bars libraries from disclosing library user records in general.
Bibliography
The USA PATRIOT Act. Mary Minow, Karen Coyle, Paula Kaufman. Library Journal, October 1, 2002, pp. 52-57.
Three librarians explore the act and how you can protect patron privacy without breaking the law.
Resources for New Hampshire Librarians
Martin Lord & Osman, PA
Melissa Martin – NHLTA has contracted with Melissa to provide legal counsel to boards of trustees
20 West Park Street, Ste. 101
Lebanon, NH 03766
603-448-8229 (direct line)
1-800-439-5536
1-800-439-5999 (Laconia)
603-448-3236 (fax)
mm@mlolaw.com
New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union
Claire Ebel, Executive Director
18 Low Avenue
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-3080
New Hampshire Library Association
Rob Sargent, President
603-934-2911
rob.sargent@franklin.lib.nh.us
New Hampshire Library Trustees Association
Lillian Edelmann, President
112 Gile Road
Nottingham, NH 03290
603-679-2269
FPE@gis.net
Society for the Promotion of Intellectual Freedom
Elizabeth Heath
603-474-2044
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