Senate Rejects REAL ID Amendment
On July 27, the U.S. Senate adopted an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill that prohibits funding national identification cards and at the same time rejected an amendment that would have provided $300 million for REAL ID.
ALA-signed letter opposing the amendment (PDF)
Sen. Patrick Leahy’s statement opposing the amendment
This is the second [...]
Senate Prohibits National ID Funding
On July 27, the U.S. Senate adopted an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill that prohibits funding national identification cards and at the same time rejected an amendment that would have provided $300 million for REAL ID.
ALA-signed letter opposing the amendment (PDF)
Sen. Patrick Leahy’s statement opposing the amendment
This is the [...]
Call for Copyright Scholar Nominations
The ALA Office for Information Technology Policy is seeking individuals interested in serving as a Copyright Scholar for the Copyright Advisory Network.
The Copyright Advisory Network (CAN, www.librarycopyright.net) is a Web site and network forum where librarians discuss copyright dilemmas and concerns online. Since 2005, eight librarians have served as Copyright Scholars on the forum. It [...]
ALA Applauds National Security Letters Reform Act
WASHINGTON — Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that will provide crucial checks against the National Security Letters (NSLs) authority expanded under the USA PATRIOT Act, which has impacted numerous library patrons across the country.
At an event in the Cannon House Office Building, the National Security Letters Reform Act of [...]
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grantees Announced
The U.S. Department of Education announced the 2007 grantees for the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program. In total, only 78 grants were awarded in only 28 states. To view the list of grant awards, please visit the Department of Education web site.
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education and is the [...]
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