The War on Terrorism: consequences for freedom of expression and the integrity of library users

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PATRIOT ACT may see revisions. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04117/306749.stm.

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Freedom to Read Protection Act. http://www.bordc. org/freedomtoread.htm.

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Leigh Esterbrook, Public libraries and civil liberties. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/gslis/research/civil_liberties. html; and Nancy Kranich, The impact of the USA PATRIOT Act on free expression. http://www. fepproject.org/commentaries/patriotact.html.

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Ashcroft mocks librarians and others who oppose parts of counter-terrorism law. http://foi.missouri. edu/usapatriotact/ashmocks.html.

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Dissertation could be security threat. http://www. washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23689-2003 Jul7.html; and Access to government information post September 11. http://www.ombwatch.org/ article/articleview/213/1/1/

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Secret Saudi history. http://palestinechronicle.com/ article.php?story=20030812221737540; and Assessing the new normal. http://www.lchr.org/pubs/ descriptions/Assessing/AssessingtheNewNormal.pdf.

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The case of the disappearing article. http:// www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA408331?display= BackTalkNews&industry=BackTalk&industryid= 3767&verticalid=151&&.

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Pentagon plans a computer system that would peek at personal data of Americans. http://query.nytimes. com/search/article-page.html?res=9F05EFD61431F9 3AA35752C1A9649C8B63.

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White House protests cuts on terrorist data. http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/2003071 5-114942-2412r.htm; and In Florida, police database sparking Orwellian fears. http://www.statesman.com/ asection/content/auto/epaper/editions/wednesday/ news_f3038a83d6e941e300df.html;COXnetJSessionI D=1FnBVUrNFq50dbMvHqctmMzpTgc 1k0sB2CAK SDf1NeJgdHZDfUgV!-1743610163?urac=n&urvf= 10657072650770.25164361747176456.

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Email from Mark Vasquez, Conference Publications Product Manager, IEEE, 30/06/03. See also. http:// abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20040405_850. html? MONEYSCOPEad=true and IFACTION 7481

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