November 23, 2007

Fighting to Keep Academic-Library Records Private

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

LINKED IN WITH... Lynne Bradley, who, on behalf of a library group, is pressing Congress to reject new federal surveillance measures

Ms. Bradley, director of government relations at the American Library Association, opposes recent bills that could allow the government to force academic libraries, as Internet-service providers, to turn over electronic communications sent to and from foreign patrons. Librarians worry that federal officials could demand to view online messages exchanged