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PATRIOT Act

• FBI in Your Library (from the American Library Association)
• USA PATRIOT Act and Intellectual Freedom (from the American Library Association)
• Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for Staff (PDF) (from the Colorado Association of Libraries)
• Library Records Post-PATRIOT Act (from LLRX.com)
• Sample of Search Warrant Procedures for Libraries (from LLRX.com)
• Sample Privacy Policy (Word document) (from the WI Department of Public Instruction)

CIPA

• FAQ on E-rate Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (from the Dept. of Public Instruction)
• CIPA (from the American Library Association)

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Copyright

• Checklist for Fair Use (from the Copyright Management Center, Indiana University)
• Copyright Advisory Network (from American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy)
  
• Copyright Compliance (from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
• Copyright & Intellectual Property (ARL)
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Copyright Digital Slider (from the Office for Information Technology) (Select a date and applicable circumstances to find out if a work is protected by copyright)
• Copyright for ILL (WiLS)
• Copyright notice for photocopiers and other reproducing equipment
• Copyright Resources for Schools and Libraries (DPI)
• The Copyright Website (Benedict O’Mahoney)
• Crash Course in Copyright (University of Texas)
• Trademarks and Copyrights (Nolo Press)
• United States Copyright Office
• "When Works Pass Into the Public Domain" (University of North Carolina)

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