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Libraries And The First Amendment, Melora Norman
Libraries And The First Amendment, Melora Norman
Maine Policy Review
Melora Norman reviews the history and challenges faced by libraries in dealing with citizen first amendment rights to freedom of speech, freedom to receive information, and privacy.
Libraries And Book Publishers, Maureen Sullivan
Libraries And Book Publishers, Maureen Sullivan
Maine Policy Review
Although Maine is a rural state, it has had success in keeping pace with technological changes since the rise of the Internet 20 years ago. In this section, authors describe some of these successes and the challenges faced by both consumers and libraries in the new digital environment. New technologies and new forms of digital media pose challenges both for publishers and libraries, as discussed by Tom Allen and Maureen Sullivan in their articles on e-books. Allen presents the publisher’s perspective on this potentially disruptive technology, while Sullivan examines the issue from the perspective of libraries and their historic mission …
Surveying Privacy: Library Privacy Laws In The Southeastern United States, Bryan M. Carson
Surveying Privacy: Library Privacy Laws In The Southeastern United States, Bryan M. Carson
The Southeastern Librarian
According to the American Library Association, library records should be kept private and confidential. Most states also have laws that protect the confidentiality of library records. This article will discuss the library confidentiality laws of the Southeastern United States, as well as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and the USA PATRIOT Act (popularly known as the antiterrorism statute).