ERIC Number: EJ661344
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-0277
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The USA PATRIOT Act.
Minow, Mary; Coyle, Karen; Kaufman, Paula
Library Journal, v127 n16 p52-55 Oct 1 2002
Explains the USA PATRIOT (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act, passed after the September 11 terrorist attacks, and its implications for libraries and patron records. Considers past dealings with the FBI; court orders; search warrants; wiretaps; and subpoenas. Includes: "Make sure you are privacy literate" and "New encroachments recall old ones". (LRW)
Descriptors: Courts, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Library Statistics, Terrorism, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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