Re: FBI's reading list worries librarians

["James A. Robinson" <jim.robinson@stanford.edu>]

My personal opinion is that it is good these lawsuits are being filed. I
am wondering if libraries have any sort of policy where use records are
deleted after the library has no more need of them?

An example would be that you must necessarily track that a book X is
loaned out to person Y, but after the book is returned you may only need
to have on record that book Y was used N many times in a year.

> .... some librarians, .. are filing lawsuits against the Justice
> Department and lobbying ongress in a growing debate over whether America
> values are being trampled in the name of homeland security.

> Justice spokesman Mark Corallo says "the average American" has nothing to
> worry about. Patriot Act search warrants affect only "agents of a foreign
> power or terrorists," he says. An order from the foreign intelligence
> court "is subject to judicial approval, judicial supervision and
> congressional oversight. So the checks and balances are there."

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