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Mental Illness In The Library: Ten Tips To Better Serve Patrons, Nick Harrell, Cindy Guyer
Mental Illness In The Library: Ten Tips To Better Serve Patrons, Nick Harrell, Cindy Guyer
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The Baby And The Bathwater Too: A Critique Of American Library Ass’N V. U.S., Marc H. Greenberg
The Baby And The Bathwater Too: A Critique Of American Library Ass’N V. U.S., Marc H. Greenberg
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In June 2003, the Supreme Court, in United States v. American Library Ass’n, sent tremors through libraries nationwide when it reversed a finding of the United States District Court (USDC) in Philadelphia that held the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was facially violative of the First Amendment rights of library patrons. Under CIPA, all libraries that accepted federal funding to cover the costs of providing Internet access to their patrons were required to install filtering software programs on their computers to prevent patrons from seeing any material that was obscene or “harmful to minors.” The law was not limited to …
Protecting The Lady From Toledo: Post-Usa Patriot Act Electronic Surveillance At The Library, Susan Nevelow Mart
Protecting The Lady From Toledo: Post-Usa Patriot Act Electronic Surveillance At The Library, Susan Nevelow Mart
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Library patrons are worried about the government looking over their shoulder while they read and surf the Internet. Because of the broad provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, the lack of judicial and legislative oversight, the potential for content overcollection, and the ease with which applications for pen register, section 215 orders, or national security letters can be obtained, these fears cannot be dismissed.
The Right To Receive Information, Susan Nevelow Mart
The Right To Receive Information, Susan Nevelow Mart
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Ms. Mart examines the legal evolution of the right to receive information, particularly focusing on its application to libraries, beginning with the Supreme Court holding in Board of Education v. Pico, and followed by cases that have considered the meaning of Pico in a variety of library-related contexts.
Looking In Our Backyards, Georgia Briscoe
Forgetting The Constitution, Robert F. Nagel