{"id":198,"date":"2005-06-20T09:26:47","date_gmt":"2005-06-20T09:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fierce.jnfr.com\/fp-wp\/?p=198"},"modified":"2005-06-20T09:26:47","modified_gmt":"2005-06-20T09:26:47","slug":"yes-they-are-requesting-library-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fierce.jnfr.com\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Yes, they are requesting library records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of insisting that they&#8217;ve never used the Patriot Act to investigate library records, a recent survey by the American Library Association found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=10000103&#038;sid=aaukulguf7_k&#038;refer=us\">over 200 incidents<\/a> where library records were requested either formally or informally.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;Gonzales told Congress in April the law had never been used to force a library or bookstore to turn over records. Mueller told lawmakers that some libraries have turned over material voluntarily&#8230;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Sheketoff said it isn&#8217;t possible to verify Gonzales&#8217;s statement because people served with demands for records can be ordered not to discuss the request. The library association&#8217;s confidential survey of public and academic libraries was designed to bypass gag orders and find out if there have been any formal or informal requests for records, she said&#8230;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Chip Pitts, chairman of the board of Amnesty International USA, told a House hearing June 10 that &#8220;lots of librarians have been approached for records.&#8221; He said one in Seattle turned down a request by an FBI agent for &#8220;a list of all people who had checked out a biography of Osama bin Laden since 9\/11.&#8221;&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/06\/20\/politics\/20patriot.html?ex=1276920000&#038;en=87cfc2c701e11a05&#038;ei=5090&#038;partner=rssuserland&#038;emc=rss\">has more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of insisting that they&#8217;ve never used the Patriot Act to investigate library records, a recent survey by the American Library Association found over 200 incidents where library records were requested either formally or informally. &#8230;Gonzales told Congress in April the law had never been used to force a library or bookstore to turn over records. Mueller told lawmakers that some libraries have turned over material voluntarily&#8230;. Sheketoff said it isn&#8217;t possible to verify Gonzales&#8217;s statement because people served with demands for records can be ordered not to discuss the request. 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