SILS Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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DC Field	Value	Language
contributor.advisor	Scott Childs	en
creator	Todd T. Ito	en
date.accessioned	2005-11-18T15:52:59Z	-
date.available	2005-11-18	en
date.available	2005-11-18T15:52:59Z	-
date.issued	2005-11-18T15:52:59Z	-
date.submitted	November 18, 2005	en
identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1901/230	-
description.abstract	This paper analyzes the legal aspects related to privacy and library records. Although the United States Congress has yet to declare library records confidential, the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized a general right to privacy in the penumbra surrounding the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments. This paper includes a review of the relevant cases and legislation. Particular attention is paid to the USA PATRIOT Act and the proposed 2005 amendments to the Act and how they affect the confidentiality of library records. Finally, it attempts to formulate an argument for establishing a constitutional right to read and use libraries anonymously.	en
format	application/pdf	en
format.extent	180052 bytes	-
format.mimetype	application/pdf	-
language.iso	en_US	en
publisher	School of Information and Library Science	en
subject	Library records Right of Privacy Library legislation Libraries/Legal aspects USA Patriot Act of 2001	en
title	An Analysis of Privacy Law As It Relates to the Confidentiality of Library Patron Records	en
type	Electronic Theses and Dissertations	en
degree.discipline	Library Science	en
degree.grantor	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	en
degree.level	Master	en
degree.name	Master of Science	en
license	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0/	en
Appears in Collections:	SILS Master's Papers

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