September 6, 2002
A Librarian Prepares for Invasions of Privacy
John E. Ulmschneider, director of the library system at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been preparing for the possibility that federal law-enforcement agents could suddenly show up at the campus and ask his staff for information about the reading habits of specific patrons. Prior to September 11, such a request would have seemed outrageous. But under the USA Patriot Act, which was enacted in October, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is allowed extra authority to track suspected
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