if i have time, this will all go on a webpage, but here's a collection of links about the Patriot Act and libraries.

9/13/2001 -- feds enlist isps in terrorist probe, says cnn.com
9/18/2001 -- feds target florida libraries.
10/25/2001 -- here's a (huge) pdf file of the act itself from senator leahy's site. if you're in my ethics class, you should be happy i didn't print you a copy. the electronic frontier foundation has the text of the act too.
10/31/2001 -- summary and analysis published by the center for democracy and technology.
library juice reprints an email and responses from ALA board members.
11/2001 -- center for constitutional rights outlines constitutional problems.
12/12/2001 -- ashcroft defends bush. the world socialist website has the story.
1/21/2002 -- civil liberties groups challenge the act.
2/12/2002 -- criminal defense lawyers question the constitutionality. committee of radical attorneys agrees.
2/27/2002 -- cornell's mitrano is interviewed by the chronicle of higher education on the topic.
3/1/2002 -- the chronicle of higher education reports on results for academic libraries.
3/7/2002 -- lib/radical organ counterpunch visits the topic.
4/1/2002 -- the lefties at truthout take a look, too.
5/1/2002 -- senators begin to take a second look at the act, reports hillnews.
6/26/2002 -- the libertarian cato institute weighs in on liberties and terrorism.
7/1/2002 -- abc news reports that some us cities have revolted against the act.
7/9/2002 -- cato institute fellow robert levy publishes on the topic.

the aclu has a legislative analysis of the act (not much library-related material).
here's cornell's office of information technology's patriot act page. very link-heavy. and a tracy mitrano presentation on the topic. much legal detail.
ala's patriot act page has all kinds of resources.
ditto the ala office of intellectual freedom page, patriot act in the library page and 'fbi in your library' page. the name says it all.
oif offers guidelines for library staff.
the american association of law libraries also has guidelines.
so does the law library exchange.
here are some guidelines for the academic world, from university business, and here are some guidelines, though not intended for librarians, from the department of justice.
ombwatch looks at the impact for nonprofits (it would also apply to many special libraries).





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