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Download full textDrobnicki, John A. – 1992
Many activities that take place in the library, including circulation and interlibrary loan and reserve requests, result in the creation of records linking clients to specific kinds of information. Several groups, including law enforcement officials, have attempted on various occasions to gain access to these records. This research paper provides…
Descriptors: Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedFalsone, Anne Marie – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Traces the events that led to the passage of Colorado's Confidentiality of Library Records Law. The growing national trend to protect patron records is also discussed, and practical suggestions for librarians to use in dealing with privacy laws are provided. (EM)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Disclosure, Intellectual Freedom
Swan, John C. – Library Journal, 1983
Reading habits as private or public affairs are discussed in this essay concerning the application of the right of privacy to library circulation records. Several related court cases and library exemptions granted by state legislatures in 17 states are noted. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Intellectual Freedom, Laws
Bates, David R. – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Discusses First Amendment issues and intellectual freedom as they relate to democracy, one of the themes of the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS). Highlights include National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) restrictions; record industry labeling; flag burning; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI)…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Censorship, Conferences, Confidentiality
Peer reviewedVandergrift, Kay E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Reviews common technical services policies relating to circulation, cataloging, and collection development that routinely prevent full access to public library resources for children and adolescents. It is argued that technical services librarians can work closely with those in youth services to ensure intellectual freedom for children and youth.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Cataloging, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1988
This hearing was held to address two bills designed to protect the privacy of users of video and library services, H.R. 4947 and S. 2361. The report opens with the full text of both bills and opening statements made by Representative Robert W. Kastenmeier, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, and Representative Carlos J. Moorhead. Testimony and prepared…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Hearings, Intellectual Freedom, Library Circulation
Rubin, Richard – Library Journal, 1984
Relates experiences of public library in dealing with request for circulation records of inmate residing in county jail. Library policy, law and the prosecutor, preparing defense for refusal to comply with request, public relations, consequences of court appeals, and making the decision to comply with subpoena are discussed. (9 refernces) (EJS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Confidentiality
Gorman, Michael; Tyckoson, David A.; Jackson, Mary E.; Schmidt, C. James; Baker, Betsy – American Libraries, 2000
These articles address the core values of librarianship, focusing on democracy and public libraries; equity of access to information, including building collections, circulation policies, interlibrary loan, and intellectual property and licensing; intellectual freedom, including rating systems for various media; and library service in the light of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Democracy, Intellectual Freedom
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1989
Focusing on the Library Awareness Program, these two congressional hearings scrutinize the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to collect counterintelligence data from librarians regarding their patrons. Two examples of proposed legislation to address the question of intellectual privacy and confidentiality are included. Testimony…
Descriptors: Ethics, Hearings, Intellectual Freedom, Librarians
Wright, Gretchen McHenry – 1993
This study of four public libraries in Northeastern Ohio was conducted to determine the amount, if any, of restriction of access of materials to minors. Four libraries were opportunistically selected, and the director and children's librarian in each were interviewed. The emerging hypothesis was that some restriction would occur. The written…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Censorship, Children
