From: Rita Evans (revans@library.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 27 2003 - 15:00:16 PST
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20030227144400.01ba3948@library.berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:00:16 -0800 From: Rita Evans <revans@library.berkeley.edu> Subject: RE: SLA-SF: [Fwd: USA PATRIOT Act Resolutions of State Library A ssociations, fromA LA]
I agree with Richard that our diverse membership makes it unlikely we could
reach consensus. My previous comment that I'd like to see SLA take a stand
was wrong.
I do, however, feel very strongly that our professional association SHOULD
make it easy for its members to locate pertinent information about the
practical implications of homeland security legislation on our library
operations, including the ill-advised provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. I
remain mystified as to why our association refuses to provide on its web
site a page of links to appropriate sources of information.
I think most of our members would find such a page much more useful than
the space currently devoted to the "SLA Homeland Security Initiative."
Rita
At 10:17 PM 2/26/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>I don't think that SLA "promotes the notion of 'homeland security.'"
>
>SLA has a VERY diverse membership with many competing interests. It makes it
>difficult to take positions on an issue like this.
>
>IMHO
>
>Richard Geiger
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Karin Zilla [mailto:karinz@certifiedemployment.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 9:06 AM
>To: SLA/SF Listserv
>Subject: Re: SLA-SF: [Fwd: USA PATRIOT Act Resolutions of State Library
>Associations, fromA LA]
>
>
>I hate to think this way but I am pretty sure that an organization that for
>all
>intent and purpose promotes the notion of "homeland security" is not likely
>to want
>to take a stand against the USA PATRIOT Act. I personally have been quite
>disappointed in SLA's direction for quite a while and if it were not for my
>fondness for the local chapters I would have not joined at all this year.
>
>Karin
>
>Rita Evans wrote:
>
> > I also think the SLA should take a stand or, at the very least, provide
> > some practical information to its members about the implications of the
>USA
> > PATRIOT Act for special libraries.
> >
> > It's really disappointing to see the good job ALA and ARL are doing in
> > terms of making information available, while SLA does nothing (but the
> > association sure is making it easy to find information on the critical
> > "branding" issue!)
> >
> > I've contacted Doug Newcomb of SLA's Public Policy office three times in
> > the past two months, asking that something about this legislation and its
> > implications be posted on SLA's web site. He replied to my first email by
> > saying that they were working on posting some information. He also asked
> > for a copy of a resource list I developed as part of an article in the
> > upcoming Bayline, and I forwarded it. He hasn't responded to my last two
> > messages and there's no information about the Patriot Act on the SLA site.
> >
> > Perhaps some prodding by other concerned members would help - you can
> > contact Doug at doug@sla.org.
> >
> > Rita Evans
> >
> > At 04:59 PM 2/25/2003 -0800, Karin Zilla wrote:
> > >FYI... Some of you may not follow what goes on with ALA. It would be
> > >nice if SLA would take a stand...
> > >
> > >Karin
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> > >cross-posted.
> > >
> > >Everyone, FYI: The ALA is now listing the resolutions of each state
>library
> > >association as they learn of them. Here is the forwarded message from
>the
> > >Calix listserv. As always, please excuse any cross-posting:
> > >
> > >
> > >USA Patriot Act Resolutions of State Library Associations
> > >http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/statepatriotresolutions.html
> > >
> > >This page includes links to information on the USA PATRIOT Act and
> > >indicates whether a state association has adopted its own resolution
> > >against the USA PATRIOT Act, has endorsed ALA's "Resolution on the USA
> > >Patriot Act and Related Measures That Infringe on the Rights of Library
> > >Users," or both.
> > >
> > >If you have any information about other state resolutions, please
> > >e-mail this information to dwood@ala.org or bbecker@ala.org.
> > >
> > >
> > >Greg Fite -- Technical Services Librarian
> > >Bernard E. Witkin Alameda County Law Library
> > >125 Twelfth Street
> > >Oakland, CA 94607-4912
> > >Phone: (510) 272-6494
> > >Fax: (510) 208-4823
> > >E-mail: gfite@co.alameda.ca.us
> > >Web: http://www.co.alameda.ca.us/law/index.shtml
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
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