Teleconference Videotape Is Available For Loan

A videotape copy of SAFEGUARDING OUR PATRONS' PRIVACY: What Every Librarian Needs to Know About the USA PATRIOT Act & Related Anti-Terrorism Measures is now available on loan from the Network office.

This teleconference was jointly produced and sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries, the American Association of Law Libraries, the Medical Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association.

It provides libraries and their governing institutions with an analysis of the implications of the recent anti-terrorism measures, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Attorney General's Guidelines expanding the investigative powers of the FBI, and the Homeland Security Act.

Panelists addressed the key legal issues and policy implications for libraries as well as the impact of legislative and regulatory proposals on the privacy and First Amendment rights of library users, identified steps that institutions need to take to comply with proper search warrants, subpoenas, and wiretap requests from law enforcement, and answered questions via phone and fax from participating sites.

The tape is available for a one-month loan period. To borrow this tape, please call the Network office at 315-265-1119 (local) or 1-877-833-1674 (toll free).

5th Biennial Conference For Directors Is Announced

The NY3Rs and the Academic and Special Libraries Section of NYLA are pleased to give an early announcement of their 5th Biennial Conference for NYS Academic Library Directors.

It will be held October 2-3, 2003 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Syracuse, NY. The general theme will be Assessment and topics are expected to include:

* LibQUAL+ assessment project by NYS libraries: follow-up and next steps.

* Assessing information literacy programs in academic libraries.

* Assessment of the library's contribution to student education (Middle States issue).

* The library's role in academic program review assessment.

In 2003, the conference is open to senior management in addition to the directors of academic libraries in New York.

Please watch for more information on the detailed agenda and conference and hotel registration. In the meantime, get these dates on your calendar. The planning team looks forward to seeing you in Syracuse and any of them would be glad to receive ideas from you about the content or format of this conference.

Betsy Elkins eaelkins@esf.edu
Mary Donohue mdonohue@fmcc.suny.edu
Carol Ann Germain cg219@albany.edu
David Chatham dwchatha@naz.edu
Mary Casserly mcasserly@uamail.albany.edu
Jean Sheviak jsheviak@cdlc.org
Jean Currie jcurrie@lakenet.org