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Peer reviewedWilkes, Adeline W.; Grant, Susan Marie – RQ, 1995
Gives a historical explanation of library confidentiality policies and procedures and reviews notable invasions of patron privacy through use of library records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service. Also reports on a study that examined patron confidentiality policies in Texas academic library reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Librarians
Download full textNew York Library Association, New York. – 1995
This manual advises library administrators in the state of New York on the responsibilities of individual institutions regarding censorship, patron confidentiality, and other intellectual freedom issues. Besides listing organizations available for consultation, the manual recommends procedures and policies for dealing with law enforcement…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Censorship, Confidentiality
