Indiana Libraries Affected by USA Patriot Act

Abstract

The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Indiana Library Federation developed a “Question of the Year” questionnaire in late 2003 to poll Indiana libraries about a) their knowledge of the USA PATRIOT Act, b) whether the USA PATRIOT Act has resulted in any changes in privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures, and c) whether or not national security related inquiries about patron reading & Web browsing habits have been made since passage of the USA PATRIOT Act. (USA PATRIOT Act is capitalized thus because it is an acronym for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.)