Disclaimer

Special Collections must keep permanent records of your visits and what you use while here. Archival and library codes of ethics forbid Special Collections staff from revealing information about you or the materials you use without your permission. However, federal law now overrides that protection.

Under Section 215 of the federal "Patriot Act" (Public Law 107-56), records of the materials you use in Special Collections may be obtained by federal agents. That federal law prohibits Special Collections staff from informing you if records about you have been requested or obtained by federal agents.

Questions about this policy should be directed to:

The Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington DC  20530

For more information about the Patriot Act and the right to read, visit the American Library Association's "Resolution on the USA Patriot Act and Related Measures that Infringe on the Rights of Library Users."

The Internet is a global electronic communications network. Therefore, there is no governmental control over its users or contents. Special Collections cannot censor access to the Internet nor protect users from inaccurate, controversial, or offensive information. Parents of minor children are responsible for their children’s use of the Internet

For more information about freedom of speech issues, you may wish to refer to the following resources:

 
American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association's basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries.
The Blue Ribbon Online Free Speech Campaign
Information on issues of online freedom of speech, press, and association.

 

Special Collections
is a division of
Howard-Tilton
Memorial Library.

 

updatedWednesday, January 11, 2006 04:09 PM
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