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There has been some discussion about the Patriot Act and where past
circulation records reside in an III system and how to access these
records. Additionally, there has been mention of saving information that
was not saved before. Why?
Maybe I'm missing something and maybe someone out there can provide
better understanding.
The Patriot Act, as I read it, is all about disclosure of information
(without due process). If the information simply does not exist, then it
cannot be disclosed. The Act gives government agencies access to
transaction records that exist, but does not mandate the creation or
archiving of these records if they no not exist -- for Libraries or any
other business.
Mark Cesare, Support Systems Analyst
Northern Arizona University ~ Cline Library / Technology Services
P.O. Box 6022 ~ Flagstaff, AZ ~ 86011
e-mail: Mark.Cesare@xxxxxxxxxx
phone: (928) 523-2330
fax: (928) 523-3770
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