Maurice (Mitch) J. Freedman. Your 2003-2004 ALA Immediate Past President

CURRENT ISSUES

Rocks in the Whirlpool

Equity and the American Library Association--An Introduction by Nancy Kranich, 2000-2001 ALA President
Rocks in the Whirlpool--by Kathleen de la Peña McCook, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida
School of Library and Information Science
Freedman responds to critics of ALA stance on privacy
Palestinian libraries resolution
Patriot Act letter

The following statement was issued in response to the release of the
Department of Justice report concerning the USA PATRIOT Act, which
included some information about its implementation in regard to
libraries. http://www.mjfreedman.org/ALAfreedmanpartriotactstatementmay03.pdf
The New York Times story on the report may be found at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/21/politics/21PATR.html
US Rep. BernieSanders on the USA PATRIOT Act
- Web resources for information on the USA Patriot Act and Privacy on Library Internet Terminals
  Grassroots Protest Ideas (from the ALA Intellectual Freedman Discussion List
  Libraries and the Patriot Legislation [ALA Washington Office]
  Information on the USA Patriot Act and the First Amendment [provided by the American Library Association]
- 'Cities from Cambridge to Berkeley Reject Anti-Terror Measure'
  An Article by Dean Schabener at abcNEWS.com (July 1, 2002)
- A New Look Throught The Glass Ceiling: Where are the Women?
  GAO Report on the Status of Women in Management in Ten Selected Industries (From January 2002)
- Depository Library Web Sites on Terrorism and Homeland Security.