Library Juice 1:7 - February 25th, 1998

 
 
 
Contents: 
 
1.  New Privacy and Confidentiality web page from OIF 
2.  Top Cyberspace Law Cases of 1997 
3.  Small Press Month -- March, 1998 
4.  _Micropress Reviews_, by Jean Herriot 
5.  Working-Class Studies Website 
6.  Essays on Science and Society--_Science_ Online 
7.  Mining Co. 'Museums of the World' Tour 
8.  AVIVA: Women's World-Wide Web 
9.  Women Halting Online Abuse 
10.  Myra Sadker Day 
11.  LIBRES - CALL FOR PAPERS 
12.  ALA Advocacy Alert -- opposing two House Bills 
 
 
 
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1.  New Privacy and Confidentiality web page from OIF 
 
 
OIF means ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom. 
 
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:01:28 -0600 
Reply-To: ifrt[at]ala.org 
Sender: owner-ifrt[at]ala.org 
From: Don Wood <dwood[at]ala.org> 
To: ala-ifc[at]ala1.ala.org, alaoif[at]ala1.ala.org, ftrf-l[at]ala1.ala.org, 
        ifaction[at]ala1.ala.org, ifrt[at]ala1.ala.org, merritt-l[at]ala1.ala.org 
Subject: Privacy and Confidentiality 
 
I have created a new page from the OIF home page called Privacy and 
Confidentiality.  It can be found from Intellectual Freedom Issues at 
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/privacy.html. 
 
As always, comments are welcomed. 
 
______________________ 
 
Don Wood 
American Library Association 
Office for Intellectual Freedom 
50 East Huron Street 
Chicago, IL 60611 
Office: 800-545-2433, ext. 4225 
Fax: 312-280-4227 
E-Mail: dwood[at]ala.org 
 
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2. 
 
Top Cyberspace Law Cases of 1997 
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/97cases.html 
 
Acting Professor Jerry Kang of the University of California, Los Angeles 
Law School provides this handy compendium for the well-known UCLA Online 
Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy. Twelve cases make up the site, 
including Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, American Library 
Association v. Pataki, and NBA (National Basketball Association) v. 
Motorola. Each case is accompanied by a brief explanation, as well as links 
to the actual court ruling (when available, and from a variety of sources), 
and/or other information about the case. While not all users may agree with 
Professor Kang's choices, Top Cyberspace Law Cases of 1997 is a very useful 
and illustrative resource about this emerging legal topic. [JS] 
 
from the Internic Scout Report, http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/ 
 
 
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3.  Small Press Month -- March, 1998 
 
 
 
For Immediate Release 
Contact: Karin Taylor, Executive Director, Small Press Center - or 
Mab Gray, Small Press Month Coordinator at 212-764-7021 - or 
Jan Nathan, Executive Director, Publishers Marketing 
Association at 
310-372-2732 
 
Small Press Month -- March, 1998 
To Honor Small Presses Nationwide 
 
"In a year when some larger publishers have taken extraordinary steps 
in response to  a financial pinch, small presses on the whole are 
thriving," says Whitney North Seymour, Jr., founder of the Small Press 
Center.  Jan Nathan, Executive Director  of the Publishers Marketing 
Association, 
substantiates this with specific figures, based on a recent PMA 
sponsored survey of 177 small, independent publishers by the Brenner 
Information Group: average annual revenue for 1997 was up 6%, to 
$420,248. 
 
 
To broaden the public's awareness of books by small presses and to 
increase their market acceptance, Small Press Month will be observed 
nationwide throughout the month of March, 1998. 
 
Readings, special exhibits, promotions, lectures and workshops will 
focus on the exciting spectrum of books by the 30,000 small independent 
publishers who publish approximately 1,000,000 books a year. 
 
"Despite the encouraging news of increasing revenues for small 
presses, there are still thousands of small presses operating on a 
shoestring, confronting the same problems that the large publishing 
conglomerates face," notes Karin Taylor, Executive Director of the Small 
Press Center in New York.  "Many small presses do not have the expertise or 
deep pockets to cover problems in advertising, publicity, and returns. 
Small Press Month will help them by showing the public what the small press 
offers and 
stimulating the public to request the most recent small press books from 
the book stores and libraries." 
 
Small Press Month is co-sponsored by two non-profit organizations, the 
Small Press Center and Publishers Marketing Association and PMA's affiliates. 
Additional support has been provided by Small Press Magazine and 
SPAN (Small Publishers Association of North America). 
 
# # # 
 
Requests for posters and bookmarks should be directed to: 
Publishers Marketing Association 
627 Aviation Way 
Manhattan Beach, CA  90266 
 
Fax: 310-374-3342 
Phone: 310-372-2732 
E-mail: PMAOnline[at]aol.com 
 
 
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4. Micropress Reviews 
 
 
_Micropress Reviews_, by Jean Herriot.  "Mini reviews of small press and 
micropress publications." 
 
http://www.teleport.com/~jaheriot/reviews.htm 
 
 
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5.  Working-Class Studies Website 
 
 
The Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University has 
a new website. ( http://as.ysu.edu/as/cwcs ) The website includes information 
about the 
Center, its lecture series and conferences, and has recently included an 
on-line bibliography. For more information, visit the site and/or 
contact its webmaster, Donna DeBlasio. Feel free to add it to your 
"Related Sites" on your website. 
 
John Russo 
Director, Center for Working-Class Studies 
 
 
cite from AGITPROP NEWS, by LaBOR aRT & MuRAL PRoJECT, 
http://www.igc.apc.org/laborart 
 
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6. 
 
Essays on Science and Society--_Science_ Online 
http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/150essay.shl 
 
1998 marks the 150th anniversary of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science (AAAS). In honor of this anniversary, _Science_ is 
publishing a weekly series of essays concerning science and its influence 
on society. The essays, beginning with the February 6th essay by Stephen 
Gould, will be written mainly by scientists, but will also include 
teachers, journalists, philosophers, critics, and school children. Note 
that at this time, the first two essays are available free of charge. It is 
unknown how many of these essays will remain available free of charge, or 
for how long. [KH] 
 
 
from the Internic Scout Report,  http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/ 
 
 
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7. 
 
 
Mining Co. 'Museums of the World' Tour 
 
http://specials.miningco.com/museums.htm 
 
Over fifty Mining Co. Guides have embarked on a virtual 
tour of the world's finest real-world and online museums. 
There are features covering everything from the 
antediluvian to the avant-garde, as The Mining Co.'s 
subject specialists take in the sites from New York's 
Musuem of Natural History to Cleveland's Rock and Roll 
Musuem to Portland's Museum of Toasters. Other features 
explore the history and psychology of museums and their 
changing role in an increasingly wired global village. New 
bulletin boards and chat rooms managed by Mining Co. 
Guides are available for sharing reviews and reactions to 
your own favorite fonts of culture. 
 
Eric Ward 
/URLwire/ 
 
 
cite from NetInLib-Announce, http://www.targetinform.com/netinlib/ 
 
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8.  AVIVA: Women's World-Wide Web 
 
 
Link at http://www.networx.on.ca/~jwalker 
 
Select 
 
==>  Internet Resources then 
 
==> Women's Resources on the Internet 
 
We are an International Women's Listings Magazine with FREE listings 
for Women's: Groups/ Courses/ Resourses/ Events etc. We also have an 
News sections by continent, and an Action Alert Section to alert 
visitors to human rights violations against women - inviting 
responses to the authorities responsible. We have just opened an 
'Artful Women' virtual gallery, and started a register of Women 
Artists. We are now offering to host Websites for other Women's 
Groups and Services. 
 
cite from NetInLib-Announce, http://www.targetinform.com/netinlib/ 
 
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9.  Women Halting Online Abuse 
 
 
Sent to the reflector for a seminar, "Information Technology and 
Communication /Cultural Issues": 
 
 
Dear Everyone, 
 
Regarding our class discussion on gender differences in communicatiing 
via the Internet and flaming, the following website may be of interest: 
 
http://www.whoa.femail.com 
 
WHOA! (Women Halting Online Abuse)'s purpose is "to educate the 
Internet community about online harassment, empower victims of 
harassment, and formulate voluntary policies that systems can adopt in 
order to create harassment-free environments.  WHOA fully supports the 
right to free speech both online and off, but asserts that free speech is 
not protected when it involves threats to the emotional or physical safety 
of anyone. "  Its membership is mainly made up of women, but it 
welcomes men "who demonstrate sensitivity toward the issues of 
harassment and a willingness to support" this cause. 
 
Marina 
marinab[at]mail.cspp.edu 
510-523-2300, ext. 120 
 
 
 
 
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10.  Myra Sadker Day 
 
 
 
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:32:48 -0500 
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Subject: Myra Sadker Day 
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This came my way from a Gainesville activist, the first I'd heard of it. 
The list of suggested gender-equity actions at the end is impressive. 
--Charles 
 
From:  Betsy Forkas, Sysop, 104706,650  #330695 
 
Myra and David Sadker are the researchers who have showed that despite 
Title IX, U.S. schools are shortchanging girls and our future every day. 
 This is a great list, pass it on!  March is Women's History Month in the 
schools, one of the few times schools do something in the curriculum to 
recognize women's rights--any lesson plan ideas are very helpful at this 
time. 
 
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR Myra Sadker Day 
 
March 5, 1998 
 
A National Effort to Break Gender Barriers 
 
      The purpose of Myra Sadker Day is to create a national rallying 
point to promote gender equity. This visible marker will draw on a 
national corps  of volunteers in an effort to break the gender barriers 
that inhibit both females and males. 
 
The first annual celebration of  Myra Sadker Day will be held on March 5, 
 1998, on what would have been Myra's fifty-fifth birthday. 
 
 Myra Sadker: The Person 
 
    This day is named in honor of  Dr. Myra Pollack Sadker (1943-1995). 
Dr. Sadker pioneered much of the research documenting gender bias in 
America's schools. From grade school through graduate school, from inner 
city to rural towns, she uncovered not only blatant gender discrimination 
in textbooks and sports funding, but also subtle patterns of  inequities 
that shaped the way teachers instructed students. She found that boys 
dominated the classroom, receiving more frequent, active, direct and 
precise instruction. Sometimes this attention was positive, sometimes 
negative, sometimes it was appreciated by boys, and at other times boys 
found the spotlight uncomfortable. Sitting in the same classroom, Myra 
Sadker found that girls, regardless of racial  or ethnic or class 
background, were being consistently, if unintentionally, shortchanged. 
 
     Such bias is not confined to schools. From corporate board rooms to 
social and recreational settings, females still find themselves the 
object of biased words and behaviors, frequently silenced or 
short-changed by the expectations and actions of others. And males also 
pay a price. Sexism often blinds boys to a real understanding of the 
meaning of their future role as husbands and fathers, missed 
opportunities which add to the high divorce and child abandonment 
statistics later in life. High teenage pregnancy rates among females and 
the culture of violence surrounding males are other costs of gender 
stereotyping. This is a cycle which needs to be stopped. Sexism is  not a 
"girls' only" issue. It is a two edged sword: sexism injures girls, but 
it harms boys as well. 
 
     Through her writings and lectures, Myra Sadker alerted Americans to 
the academic, physical, psychological and career costs of sexism.  She 
wrote the first book for teachers on the issue of sexism in 1973. Over 
twenty years  later, in 1994, she coauthored the first popular book on 
this topic: Failing at Fairness: How America's Schools Cheat Girls. 
Between these two publications, Myra Sadker brought her cause for 
educational equity to a national audience. Along with her husband David, 
Myra Sadker spoke in mor e than forty states and overseas, giving 
hundreds of presentations and workshops for teachers and parents 
concerned with the negative impact of sexist behaviors. She wrote scores 
of articles on how to raise and teach children free from the debilitating 
impact of sexism. She also spoke out  on this issue on a variety of 
television shows ranging from Oprah Winfrey to  Dateline, from the Today 
Show to National Public Radio's All Things Considered. Even in the face 
of political opposition, Myra Sadker never waivered in her efforts on 
behalf of youth. 
 
 The Myra Sadker Advocates are dedicated to building and expanding on 
Myra's ground breaking efforts, and continuing her advocacy on behalf of 
children. 
 
 Myra Sadker: The Day 
 
Myra Sadker Day will draw volunteers from around the nation, volunteers 
who individually or in groups, will identify, plan, and implement at 
least one activity that increases gender equity and understanding. These 
activities  will range from modest gestures to major initiatives. As an 
example, a leading participant in this effort, The Boys and Girls Clubs 
of America, will be enlisting both staff and members at clubs throughout 
the nation to participate. Volunteers, who are called Myra Sadker 
Advocates,  include teachers and parents influenced by her writings and 
lectures, former students, youth service workers, children of all ages, 
and citizens from across the nation who are committed to the goal of 
gender equity. 
 
The day will be fueled by the commitment of these volunteers. Their 
energy will be evident through a  range of efforts including: creating an 
award ceremony for the boy and/or girl who does the most to promote 
gender equity, visiting to a women's college, working with adults and 
youth to eliminate  gender bias in their language, interviewing 
non-traditional workers to learn about the benefits of nontraditional 
occupations, reading non-sexist stories to younger children, developing 
posters that promote equity, doing presentations about gender equity in 
schools, attending a  women's athlet ic event, creating a videotape, 
organizing workshops for men on effective parenting strategies, 
reformulating organizational norms, rules or activities to construct a 
more equitable working climate. Key to this concept is that each Advocate 
will be encouraged to be creative, to develop unique equity  activities 
that reflect the interests and capabilities of their community . Yet 
together they will be part of a national effort in accomplishing these 
goals. 
 
    Myra Sadker Advocates are currently seeking corporate and individual 
participants. 
 
 More Than 100 Ideas for Myra Sadker Day 
 
March 5, 1998 
 
 1. Establish an award to recognize children who promote equity 
 2. Do a play about gender equity in school 
 3. Write an equity column or article in the paper 
 4. Organize a walk, race, or athletic event for equity 
 5. Generate a timeline on the women's movement 
 6. Analyze books for bias 
 7. Honor people who embody spirit of Myra Sadker 
 8. Visit a women's college 
 9. Talk with parenting fathers 
10.Train staff  to eliminate sexist language 
11.Have children interview non-traditional workers, role models 
12.Develop posters that promote equity 
13.Take youngsters to a women's athletic event 
14.Create a videotape on gender equity 
15.Reformulate or construct an equitable workplace 
16.Monitor a school or district for equity 
17.Create a non-sexist career festival 
18.Plan cross-age activities on gender equity 
19.Do a research project on gender bias 
20.Award a Myra Sadker scholarship 
21.Quilt for gender equity 
22.Invite guest speakers on equity topics 
23.Organize a joint equity project with an organization 
24.Present an equity workshop at a conference 
25.Observe classrooms to detect bias in interactions 
26.Search websites for gender equity issues 
27.Create bias buster groups 
28.Develop and share a local gender resource list 
29.Manage an equity booth at a toy, computer, or grocery store 
30.Engage media personnel to acknowledge the day 
31.Lobby the state or city gov't to support equity 
32.Conduct a Who is Myra Sadker? event 
33.Train media representatives on subtle bias 
34.Give Failing at Fairness by the Sadkers to someone as a gift 
35.Set up a mentoring or shadowing project 
36.Study how religion and gender intersect in life 
37.Try an activity that is non-traditional for your gender 
38.Develop effective strategies to manage gender "put downs" and share 
your results 
39.Conduct a workshop for support personnel to minimize bias and 
discriminatory actions 
40.Develop and teach a lesson on Myra and educational equity 
41.Read non-sexist stories to children 
42.Create a program to "teach today's boys to be tomorrow's dads" 
43.Design a local calendar of famous equity events and leaders 
44.Sponsor a poster, essay, or music contest that promotes equity 
45.Analyze greeting cards for stereotypes 
46.Begin planning for "Take your daughter to work" day 
47.Create bookmarks that remind readers of equity 
48.Thank a significant mentor, model or learner 
49.Record your own biases from childhood and identify the ones you've 
overcome 
50.Plan a conference, workshop or meeting around the day 
51.Create a coalition meeting of local equity advocates 
52.Publicly protest a company that supports a sexist policy 
53.Offer free training and materials on Myra Sadker Day 
54.Lobby a women's issue in a government arena 
55.Honor an equity organization in Myra's name 
56.Seek or provide funding to develop a gender fair curriculum unit 
57.Study the intersection of gender and other equity issues (race, class, 
etc.) 
58.Analyze TV, radio and newspapers for fairness 
59.Learn about bias by watching and critiquing media 
60.Create a time capsule for equity in the 21st century 
61.Compile and distribute a brief equity bibliography 
62.Submit a grant proposal to balance programs for males and females 
63.Sponsor a diversity meeting or club at school 
64.Create a quote of the week board that presents famous and diverse voic 
es 
65. Talk with someone from a different racial/ethnic background; examine 
gendered views 
66.Create a parents' booster club that promotes equitable school programs 
 
67.Compile a list, collage, poster or bulletin board of non-traditional 
heroes 
68.Create a graphic design for Myra Sadker Advocates 
69.Examine class enrollments by gender, in all upper school programs 
70.Acquire or donate funds to purchase equity materials 
71.Redesign the logo or mascot of  your office or school to be more 
inclusive 
72.Write a public service announcement regarding equity & submit it to a 
radio station 
73.Check-out the gender enrollments in sports programs 
74.Focus on linguistic bias as you edit language in a brochure, 
newsletter or fictional story 
75.Have female business owners speak to students 
76.Have diverse parents talk about gender in their work and family 
77.Research gender disparities in drug and alcohol use at your school 
78.Design a board or computer game that highlights famous equity advocate 
s 
79.Submit names of females for non-traditional leadership positions and 
roles 
80.Have your Title IX Coordinator present to your group 
81.Do a site exam of your environs to see if visuals affirm or undermine 
gender balance 
82.Write a report on a civil rights advocate of the opposite sex 
83.Volunteer to assist Girls Inc., Girl Scouts, and others with funding 
84.Talk with your children about gender 
85.Design a logo for Myra Sadker Day 
86.Have youngsters read and discuss New Moon Magazine 
87.Model non-stereotypical play with children 
88.Schedule a meeting with a principal, president or CEO to talk about 
gender equity 
89.Learn about your sexual harassment policy 
90.Cook with a boy, play a sport with a girl 
91.Write a letter to an editor about illegal gender practices 
92.Blow the whistle on Title IX non-compliance 
93.Read a story with a female protagonist 
94.Analyze a teacher education video for bias 
95.Work with teen parents on child rearing skills 
96.Visit your Boys and Girls Club to learn about their gender inclusive 
programs 
97.Volunteer your group at a shelter and avoid stereotypical tasks 
98.If necessary, file a Title IX grievance 
100.Alert others to gender bashing music 
101.Use the internet to discuss gender politics 
102.Identify and honor males who break gender barriers 
103.List what non-traditional tasks you do 
104.Run for an elected office and promote equity 
105.Train others to respond to sexist jokes 
106.Promote a non-sexist book or film 
107.Develop "baseball cards" of famous women 
108.Design a short and long range plan for equity 
109.Kick-off a yearlong event that focuses on equity 
110.Research standardized test data by gender 
111.Generate your own idea. 
 
 
Special thanks to the National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education 
(NCSEE) colleagues for assistance in generating this list, including: 
Marta Cruz-Janzen, Melanie Flatt, Sylvia Hara-Nielson, Alicia Hetman, 
Mary Wiberg, June Wilson, and the Colorado Institute for Gender Equity. 
 
Myra Sadker Advocates 
 
 David Sadker   Email 
 
  DSadker[at]aol.com 
 Suite 300 
 1401 Rockville Pike 
 Rockville, MD  20852 
 TEL    (301) 738-7113  FAX    (301) 424-0474 
 
 
 
 
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11.  LIBRES - CALL FOR PAPERS 
 
 
 
Cross-posted to numerous lists.  Please forgive any duplication. 
 
LIBRES, an electronic, peer-reviewed, international scholarly 
journal devoted to Library and Information Science Research, is pleased 
to announce a call for papers for its next and forthcoming issues. 
 
LIBRES:  Library and Information Science Research 
electronic journal  ISSN:  1058-6768 
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/sils/libres/ 
http://aztec.lib.utk.edu/libres/ 
 
LIBRES is a peer-reviewed electronic journal with 
an editorial board of library and information science 
scholars.  LIBRES communicates scholarly thought on library 
and information science.  It is published in March and September. 
 
Since 1990, LIBRES has published non-refereed articles, 
reports, and drafts as well as news and discussion of library 
and information science research, applications, and events. 
It commenced  its peer-reviewed section in 1993.  When warranted 
by the volume and flow of scholarship, special and/or 
supplementary issues on emergent themes will be distributed. 
 
LIBRES has four sections: 
 
1       Research and applications  (refereed) 
        Peer-reviewed scholarly articles from multiple sub- 
        disciplines of library and information science on such 
        topics as analysis, evaluation, applications (reports of 
        progress at libraries), and other research. 
        Editor: Sally Jo Cunningham 
        (email: sallyjo[at]lucy.cs.waikato.ac.nz) 
 
 
2.      News, Meetings, Essays and opinions (non-refereed) 
        Editor:  Kerry Smith 
        (email:  kerry[at]biblio.curtin.edu.au) 
 
3.      Reviews of print and electronic resources 
        and other discussions  (non-refereed) 
        Editor:  Suzanne Milton 
        (email: smilton[at]ewu.edu) 
 
4.      Pre-Print and Abstracts Distribution  (non-refereed) 
        Editor:  Wendell Sullivan. 
        (email: sullivan[at]lib.rush.edu) 
 
LIBRES is based on the principle of subscription to a Listserv, the members 
of which, when informed of issue information, retrieve articles by email. 
An ftp archive is also maintained. 
 
With the rise of the Web and its potential for ërichí content, the Libres 
web-sites have grown in importance and are now a favoured means of access. 
 
The potential of web-based material can be seen in the March 1997 issue 
which included an article by Scott Seaman entitled designing an ergonomic 
circulation desk:  a case study, and featured embedded video clips. 
 
News on upcoming international conferences is now entirely web based due to 
the need to continually update the information.  This information can be 
found at 
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/sils/libres/meetings.htm. 
 
You are invited to make a contribution to LIBRES. 
 
Please contact the Editor-in-Chief,  Kerry Smith, email 
kerry[at]biblio.curtin.edu.au 
if you require further information. 
 
Kerry Smith 
Head 
Department of Information Studies 
Curtin University of Technology 
GPO Box U1987 
PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6845 
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/sils/ 
 
 
 
 
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12.  ALA Advocacy Alert -- opposing two House Bills 
 
 
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 16:40:50 -0600 
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        ifaction[at]ala1.ala.org, ifrt[at]ala1.ala.org, merritt-l[at]ala1.ala.org 
Subject: LIBRARY ADOVCACY ALERT 
 
LIBRARY ADOVCACY ALERT 
From: 	American Library Associastion 
               Washington Office 
 
Date:	February 23, 1998 
 
Please share this alert with others who support libraries and 
public access to information. 
 
Immediate Action Needed: Library supporters represented by any 
member of the full House Judiciary Committee -- especially members of 
its Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property -- are asked to 
write, call or fax their representatives as soon as possible regarding 
two bills strongly opposed by the library community: 
 
*   H.R. 2281, the WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation 
Act -- a flawed and incomplete proposal to protect the rights 
of some information owners that would jeopardize the future 
of fair use and the public's access to electronic 
information); and 
 
*   H.R. 2652, the Collection of Information Antipiracy Act 
-- a dangerously over broad bill to provide sweeping new 
protection for "databases" that threatens access to even 
public domain information). 
 
These bills are scheduled to be considered by the Subcommittee on 
February 26 and March 12. No such markup is scheduled for 
WIPO-related bill -- H.R. 3048, the Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act 
sponsored by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Tom Campbell (R-CA) 
and supported by the library community. This bill would update the 
nation's copyright laws in a way that fully protects fair use, digital 
preservation, library lending, distance education, and access to 
technology needed to engage in such activities. 
 
Contact information follows. 
 
KEY MESSAGE POINTS 
*  It is premature for the Subcommittee on Courts and 
Intellectual Property to vote on either HR 2652 or HR 2281; 
 
* Additional hearings are needed on HR 2652 to determine 
whether the protection it would provide is justified, and a 
first hearing is needed on the library-friendly HR 3048; and 
 
* Members of the House Judiciary Committee are encouraged to 
evaluate and cosponsor HR 3048. 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION 
See www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/ hr2652sum.html. 
Inquiries also may be directed to Adam Eisgrau, legislative counsel for 
the ALA Washington Office: at 800/941-8478. E-mail: ame[at]alwash.org 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION 
The U.S. Capitol Switchboard phone number is 202-224-3121. 
    HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS 
AND 
                     INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
 
  ST-DST  PTY  REPRESENTATIVE                PHONE      FAX 
                                             (Use 202 area 
code) 
  AR-3    R    Asa Hutchinson                225-4301   225-5713 
* CA-16   D    Zoe Lofgren                   225-3072   225-3336 
* CA-23   R    Elton Gallegly                225-5811   225-1100 
* CA-26   D    Howard L. Berman              225-4695   225-5279 
  CA-27   R    James E. Rogan                225-4176   225-5828 
  CA-35   D    Maxine Waters                 225-2201   225-7854 
* FL-8    R    Bill McCollum                 225-2176   225-0999 
* FL-12   R    Charles T. Canady             225-1252   225-2279 
  FL-19   D    Robert Wexler                 225-3001   225-5974 
  GA-7    R    Bob Barr                      225-2931   225-2944 
** IL-6   R    Henry J. Hyde, Chair          225-4561   225-1166 
  IN-5    R    Stephen E. Buyer              225-5037   225-2267 
* IN-7    R    Edward A. Pease               225-5805   225-1649 
* MA-4    D    Barney Frank                  225-5931   225-0182 
  MA-5    D    Martin T. Meehan              225-3411   226-0771 
* MA-10   D    William D. Delahunt           225-3111   225-5658 
* MI-14   D    John Conyers, Jr., Rnk. Dem.  225-5126   225-0072 
  NJ-9    D    Steve R. Rothman              225-5061   225-5851 
  NM-1    R    Steven H. Schiff              225-6316   225-4975 
  NY-8    D    Jerrold Nadler                225-5635   225-6923 
  NY-9    D    Charles E. Schumer            225-6616   225-4183 
* NC-6    R    Howard Coble                  225-3065   225-8611 
  NC-12   D    Melvin L. Watt                225-1510   225-1512 
  OH-1    R    Steve Chabot                  225-2216   225-3012 
  PA-17   R    George W. Gekas               225-4315   225-8440 
  SC-4    R    Robert D. Inglis              225-6030   226-1177 
  TN-1    R    William L. Jenkins            225-6356   225-5714 
  TN-7    R    Edward G. Bryant              225-2811   225-2989 
  TX-18   D    Sheila Jackson Lee            225-3816   225-3317 
  TX-21   R    Lamar S. Smith                225-4236   225-8628 
* UT-3    R    Christopher B. Cannon         225-7751   225-5629 
  VA-3    D    Robert C. Scott               225-8351   225-8354 
* VA-6    R    Bob Goodlatte                 225-5431   225-9681 
* VA-9    D    Rick Boucher                  225-3861   225-0442 
* WI-9    R    F. J. Sensenbrenner, Jr.      225-5101   225-3190 
 
* Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and 
Intellectual Property; Rep. Coble, Chair and Rep. Frank, 
 
Ranking Minority Member. 
** Chair of the full House Judiciary Committee 
 
 
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