LibraryLaw Blog

Library Privacy presentations - California Library Association

Karen Coyle has posted the slides from her presentation at the California Library Association conference this past weekend, along with the slides from Vivian Pisano (San Francisco Public Library) and me. Kathy Lawhun moderated.

http://www.kcoyle.net/privacy_audit.html

Eli Edwards also gave a great presentation on social networking, libraries and privacy. She posts her slides and discusses her experience giving it on her blog http://edwards.orcas.net/blog/archives/000432.html

School Library Media Programs and the First Amendment

Helen R. Adams has a new book out, Ensuring Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information in the School Library Media Program (Libraries Unlimted: 2008).

Helen and I coauthored a chapter and a chart with Helen on First Amendment and school libraries which you can download:

Chapter2 The First Amendment in School Library Media Programs.doc

 

Table of Court Cases on Intellectual Freedom Involving Minors' Rights.doc

 

Charting the Changes: Statutory Revisions to Section 215 Orders and National Security Letters

From Susan:

I've prepared two charts. One shows the law regarding section 215 orders before the PATRIOT Act, after  the PATRIOT Act, and after the Reauthorization Act. The second chart does the same for national security letters.
Each chart briefly describes the records that can be requested, the standard to issue the order or letter, the requirements for any gag order,  the review process, if any, any special llbrary sections, and the status of any sunset provisions.