A Historical Study for Investigation on Library Records by Internal Revenue Service, U. S. Treasury Department (1970) : In Relation to the Confidentiality of Library Records

• TAKAKUWA Hiroki

  Osaka Kyoiku University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 米国財務省内国歳入庁による図書館記録調査(1970年) : 図書館記録の秘密性との関わりを中心にして
• ベイコク ザイムショウ ナイコク サイニュウチョウ ニ ヨル トショカン キロク チョウサ(1970ネン) : トショカン キロク ノ ヒミツセイ ト ノ カカワリ オ チュウシン ニ シテ

Abstract

In this paper, the investigation on Library Records by Internal Revenue Service, U. S. Treasury Department(1970) will be described in detail. Investigators of Internal Revenue Service visited some public libraries, and requested investigation to library call slip. Many librarians rejected these requests,but some librarians were forced to accept it, or accepted it voluntarily. ALA adopted a policy against this investigation, and some movements that expressed against it occurred. A senator also expressed doubt about this investigation. Eventually, Internal Revenue Service announced to stop the investigation, and not repeat it. However, Internal Revenue Service also said, in certain special circumstances, it should be allowed to investigate library records. In the wake of this incident, ALA adopted "Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records," an interpretation of Library Bill of Rights. On the decision-making of ALA that determined to protect the confidentiality of library records in the real sense, this incident acted as a trigger.

Journal

• Journal of Japan Society of Library and Information Science

  Journal of Japan Society of Library and Information Science 60 (2), 61-77, 2014

  Japan Society of Library and Information Science

Details

• CRID: 1390282679544998912
• NII Article ID: 110009830215
• NII Book ID: AA11333306
• DOI: 10.20651/jslis.60.2_61
• ISSN: 24324027
• ISSN: 13448668
• NDL BIB ID: 025563040
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I025563040
• Text Lang: ja
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