Sponsored by the North Carolina Library Paraprofessional Association and the Public Library Section Thursday, September 25, 2003, 9:00 am-10:15 am
The American Library Association’s Committee on Legislation has stated “the USA Patriot Act (PL107-56) raises many questions for librarians about its impact on state and local privacy laws. In addition, the Attorney General has issued revised guidelines expanding the FBI’s investigative powers that allow for very broad surveillance of library users and their activities. All of these measures have profound implications for libraries, user policies, and privacy.”
Our panel of representatives from academic, community college, and public libraries will discuss the Act’s possible impacts as well as coping strategies (policy development, staff response training, etc.) in the different library settings.
Speakers include:
Donald Forbes, Guilford Technical Community College
Anne Klinefelter, UNC-CH School of Law/Law Library
B. Gordon Watkins III, Ass’t County Attorney, Forsyth Co.