[Publib] Key library issues coming soon in Congress

[Michael Bell]

Along this same vein, this article (and several hundred others like it)
is all over the web today:

 

CIA Invests In Social Media Monitoring Technology

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/showArtic
le.jhtml?articleID=220900005#
<http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/showArti
cle.jhtml?articleID=220900005%23> 

 

"In-Q-Tel, the investment firm established by the CIA to support U.S.
intelligence agencies, has invested in Visible Technologies, a start-up
that monitors social media content on the Web." 

 

And yet, we "Tweet on. . . ."

 

Cheers!

 

Michael

 

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Michael E. Bell, Ph.D., MSLS

Reference Librarian

Anastasia Island Branch Library

St. Johns County Public Library System

(904) 209-3730

mbell at sjcfl.us

http://www.sjcpls.org

 

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Key library issues coming soon in Congress
<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3605> 


September 08th, 2009 | Category: OGR
<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=17>  

http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3605

This week, both the Senate and House of Representatives returned from
recess to a full agenda.  In addition to health care reform, climate
change, and Senate appropriations, this fall will see several key
library issues on the Congressional agenda.  As we look at the ALA
legislative priorities, library advocates will need to be prepared to
take action on the following issues:

*	Support for the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 -
Open access to federal funded research reports is a key element of
access to government information and transparency in government;
*	Push for reauthorization of the Library Services and Technology
Act (LSTA);
*	Reform surveillance laws to protect patron privacy including
resolution of Section 215 and related provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act,
reform of national security letters and other policies;
*	Support for health care reform to help library budgets and cover
library employees.

Got questions?  Want to know more about these issues?  Feel free to call
or email us, and, in the coming weeks, stay tuned to the District
Dispatch <http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch>  and the ALA
Legislative Action Center <http://capwiz.com/ala/home/>  to become
familiar with the current bills and issues and to be prepared for
communicating with your senators and representatives.  We'll keep you
up-to-date on these and other issues.

Lynne Bradley <mail://lbradley@alawash.org/> , Director
ALA Office of Government Relations
1-800-941-8478

http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3605

 


 


-- 
Diedre Conkling
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR  97365
Work phone & fax:  541-265-3066
Work email:  diedre at beachbooks.org
Home email:  diedre08 at gmail.com

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