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• Informed Librarian FREE email newsletter 
  Quoted from site:
  THE INFORMED LIBRARIAN is a monthly compilation of the most 
  recent tables of contents from over 180 valuable domestic 
  and foreign library and information-related journals, 
  e-journals, magazines, e-magazines, newsletters and e-newsletters.

  New in 2005 a Blog for Library Support Staff
  Check out
  http://librarysupporter.blogspot.com/
  Find more about BLOGS on this page
  http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4blogs.html

  See too:
  beSpacific.com
  Accurate, Focused Law & Technology News
  http://www.bespacific.com/

  Read this article from Library Journal's Net Connect Oct. 15, 2002 Issue
  about "Change Agents" - webtools and sites that update
  you when New Content is Online.
  Excerpt quoted from article:
  Do I Detect a Change? 
  by Steven J. Bell -- 10/15/2002
  Features > Strategy
  Steven J. Bell explains the ins and outs of web page change-detection services .
  Most librarians keep up with trends in the profession through three core activities: 
  reading library literature, subscribing to library electronic discussion lists,
  and attending library conferences. 
  While a library-centric strategy is a good start,
  many of us realize that it fails to encompass the growing universe 
  of related technologies that we need to monitor to keep ahead of
  —or merely up with—the technology curve. 
  Read complete article:
  http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA251668
   
   

• **Related** see: LibrarySupportStaff.com's page of< 
  Online Library/Information Science/Education/Information Technology Journals
• Read the latest Academic Newsletters :
  Search ~ ALiNUS
  Academic Library Newsletters in the United States.
  Quoted from the site:
  ALiNUS is an Internet gateway to more than 600 online academic library newsletters
  published by US institutions of higher education.
  The primary purpose of the ALiNUS Directory is to encourage
  communication among academic librarians.

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  Unshelved	by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum

  Find more Library Humor on the Humor Links page

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  New Sites Online :

  Between The Stacks.com (November2002)
  Excerpt quoted from website
  www.betweenthestacks.com/
  Between the Stacks (BTS) -- an online community for all information professionals,
  from library assistants to library directors. 
  BTS provides a common area where ideas and support can be shared.
  The site allows for idea sharing, Q/A, topical discussions, job postings, and much much more!.

  Founded by Allen Williams, an MLIS graduate of the University of Texas at Austin --
  the mission of the site is to foster a greater sense of community in the field of library and information science.
  Visit Between the Stacks

  Please note: the Forums on Between the Stacks have been created using
  the FREE downloadable opensource application available to website owners
  from phpBB.com Creating Communities. 

  Read online:
  Help Build a Searchers' Swiki
  Search Engine Watch / Search Day / Feb. 3, 2003 / No.456
  By Chris Sherman
  searchenginewatch.com/searchday/03/sd0203-swiki.html
  Excerpt quoted from Search Engine Watch article
  I hear many of you asking, "What the heck is a swiki?"
  It's simply a set of tools that makes it easy for anyone to set up and maintain a collaborative web site. Swikis are like group weblogs, since they make it easy for anyone without technical knowledge to publish to the web. 

  Global registry of public Swikis. 
  swikis.swiki.net/1
  

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  In the Headlines:
  June 2003

  Search Google News for the latest headlines
  Re:
  Children's Internet Protection Act

  June 23 2003
  Posted on Mon, Jun. 23, 2003
  Supreme Court Upholds Library Web Filters
  GINA HOLLAND
  Associated Press

  Posted on Mon, Jun. 23, 2003
  High court says libraries can be forced to block Web porn
  By Shannon McCaffrey
  Knight Ridder Newspapers

  High court OK's Internet filters for public libraries
  The decision adds latitude for shielding kids from porn, but curbs some speech.
  By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor 

  CHILDREN’S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT (Pub. L. 106-554)
  http://www.ifea.net/cipa.html

  ALA’s CIPA Web Site
  http://tinyurl.com/9aq3

  Supreme Court's decision on the Children's Internet
  Protection Act (CIPA)
  Links quoted from  ALA Council List
  Links to the Supreme Court's CIPA Decision

  Supreme Court
  http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/02pdf/02-361.pdf

  Cornell Law School
  http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-361.ZS.html

  Syllabus (summary)
  http://scotus.ap.org/scotus/02-361p.zs.pdf

  Rehnquist's opinion:
  http://scotus.ap.org/scotus/02-361p.zo.pdf

  Kennedy concurrance:
  http://scotus.ap.org/scotus/02-361p.zc.pdf

  Breyer concurrance:
  http://scotus.ap.org/scotus/02-361p.zc1.pdf

  Stevens dissent:
  http://scotus.ap.org/scotus/02-361p.zd.pdf

  Souter/Ginsberg dissent:
  http://scotus.ap.org/scotus/02-361p.zd1.pdf 

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  U.S.A. Patriot Act, Public Law 107-56

  Note: the following is a PDF file - you will need Adobe Acrobat reader to open
  Education and Library Community Matrix, The Search and Seizure
  of Electronic Information: The Law Before and After the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act
  (Jan. 2002) 
  http://www.arl.org/info/frn/other/matrix.pdf

  American Library Association site information
  Patriot Legislation & It's affect on USA Libraries
  http://www.ala.org/washoff/patriot.html 
  Questions and Answers on Privacy and Confidentiality. 
  ALA, Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)
  http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/privacyqanda.html

  LLRX.com May 2003
  Excerpt from llrx.com
  Sample of Search Warrant Procedures for Libraries
  Mary Minow documents step-by-step procedures and resources for librarians that she
  recommends to facilitate a timely, appropriate response when served
  with a national search warrant under the Patriot Act. 
  Excerpt quoted from article:
  Mary Minow is a library law consultant with librarylaw.com, Past President, California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners, and author of several articles published on LLRX.  Her new book with co-author Tomas A. Lipinski, The Library's Legal Answer Book, is highly recommended.
  Published May 19, 2003
  http://www.llrx.com/features/draftsearch.htm
   

  Association of Research Libraries
  Anti-Terrorism Legislation & Related Issues (links to resources)
  http://www.arl.org/info/frn/other/ATL.html

  Privacy and Library Systems
  Karen Coyle
  Outline of talk given,"Library Privacy After 9/11", Feb. 2002 
  http://www.kcoyle.net/il2002.html

  September 11 Changed Our World ~ Has It Changed Our Libraries?
  from: Illinois State Library, Satellite Teleconference, Feb. 13, 2002.
  http://www.library.sos.state.il.us/library/isl/training/video.html#old

Libraries, Public Access Internet Stations, and Patron Privacy:
Ethical, Legal, and Practical Considerations
www.slis.ualberta.ca/cap02/stephen/cap1.htm

Privacy and Librarians: An Overview
http://www.txla.org/pubs/tlj-1q97/privacy.html

Internet Librarian:
Privacy: The Next Challenge
By Karen G. Schneider
American Libraries Columnist - August 1999
http://www.ala.org/alonline/netlib/il899.html

Related websites of interest
Electronic Privacy Information Center
http://epic.org/
Crypto News & Documents
http://www.epic.org/crypto/

BLOGS  ~ find info on:
Current Library Blogs and how to create your own: now on separate page
Google Directory Links for Library Weblogs
directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/Weblogs/
Related find:
Popular Library related discussion lists - how to subscribe
Discussion Lists - Personal  Management  of Subscriptions and Etiquette/Netiquette
Learn how to Create Your Own Discussion List or Online Group
Learn how to Create an Online or Offline Newsletter

Here are some good go-to spots for Finding information

LibDex - guide to over 17,000 Libraries
LibrarySpot.com
LibWeb - library servers/ Libweb currently lists over 6100 pages from libraries in over 100 countries
National Library Catalogues  Worldwide
Public Libraries of the USA
Search for Schools, Colleges & Libraries / National Center for Education Statistics (U.S.)
Search for Medical / Health Sciences Libraries / National Network of Libraries of Medicine
United States Presidential Libraries
Web Accessible National and Major Libraries / from IFLA

What's Currently SHOWING?

Many Libraries have a listing of their "very own" current exhibits, so by searching the above "Library" links,
You'll most  likely find information about each particular libraries "exhibits" on their website.
Here are some general links to some of the Major exhibitors, and perhaps libraries and or museums you may visit in your travels. Find out what's Showing now and when you'll be visiting.

Internet Public Library - Exhibit Hall

Library Exhibits On-Line
A compilation of exhibits of varied focus, produced
primarily by libraries and featuring their collections.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/library/exhibits.htm

British Library Exhibitions 

Library of Congress Exhibits

Smithsonian Institution Libraries
From Smithsonian Institution
Library & Archival Exhibitions

UK National Art Library exhibitions, displays and gallery talks
http://www.nal.vam.ac.uk/exhibits/

Virtual Library - Museums & Museum Library Exhibits
http://vlmp.museophile.com/libraries.html
Related:
Virtual Library Art Galleries
http://vlmp.museophile.com/galleries.html
Virtual Library museums pages 
a distributed directory of on-line museums 
http://vlmp.museophile.com/
 

Please feel free to let me know your comments
on these pages.
Contact, Me ~ Mary Niederlander
via e-mail, write to: Mary@Link2Mary.com
THANK YOU!!