Privacy, Civil Liberties,
and the USA Patriot Act
Library materials are listed here in Call Number order.
303.3 PAR
The soft cage : surveillance in America from slavery to the war on terror.
Explores the hidden history of surveillance, from controlling slaves in the old South to implementing early criminal justice, tracking immigrants, and monitoring the poor as part of modern social work, and discusses the role computers and new technology play in American surveillance.
303.48 CYB
Cyberethics : social and moral issues in the computer age.
Contains twenty-six essays by a variety of authors in which they examine issues of morality, anonymity, and privacy in cyberspace, and discuss how advanced information technology impacts communities, citizenship, and democracy.
303.48 HEN
Issues in the information age.
Explores the controversies surrounding the impact of information technology on society such as possible censorship of the Internet, privacy concerns, and education issues.
323.44 ALD
Right to privacy.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Summaries of actual case histories and court decisions in the areas of law enforcement, sexuality, reproduction, dying, the press, voyeurism, problems in the workplace, and freedom of information which have a direct bearing on personal privacy.
323.44 HUD
Open government : an American tradition faces national security, privacy, and other challenges.
327.1273 ESP
Espionage and intelligence gathering.
327.1273 FRI
Spying : the modern world of espionage.
Examines the types of intelligence gathered by the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA, the technological and human resources used to gather such data, and the future of these three organizations.
342.73 FAR
The First Amendment : freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
Discusses the definition and history of the First Amendment and considers present day problems regarding the rights it guarantees.
342.73 WEI
The Constitution : the preamble and the articles.
Explores the preamble and individual articles of the United States Constitution, as well as how this important document was written, how it has developed through the years, and how it is enforced.
342.7308 CIV
Civil liberties : opposing viewpoints.
343.7309 MAR
Policing the Internet.
344.73 HUD
Rights of students.
345.73 WET
The Fourth Amendment : search and seizure.
Shows how the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution has been historically interpreted by the judicial system and presents cases which illustrate how it is currently being applied.
355.033073 NAT
National security : opposing viewpoints.
361.1 GRO v.24
Pro/Con : Work and the workplace.
361.1 PRO v.15
Pro/con : human rights.
361.1 PRO v.6
Pro/con : media.
361.1 PRO v.7
Pro/con : the constitution.
363.3 GOT
Homeland security versus constitutional rights.
Examines both sides of the question: Are we defending our nation against terrorism at the expense of the rights of the individual citizen?.
621.389 TAY
Electronic surveillance.
Examines modern electronic tools used in surveillance involving federal agencies, private security, defense, and espionage, including wiretapping, other listening devices, satellite cameras, and other visual spying devices.
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REF 051 CON 2001
Privacy under attack : are tougher laws needed to protect citizens? CQ Researcher, 2001, vol. 11, no. 23, p. 505-528.
REF 355 WAT
U.S. national security : a reference handbook.
A study of national security in the United States, providing an overview of the topic, examining past and current controversies, and including a chronology, profiles of significant individuals related to national security, a selection of documents, a directory of organizations, and lists of print and nonprint resources.
Magazine/Document Databases:
SIRS Researcher/Government Reporter - (WHS access only. Ask the library staff for home access information.)
NewsBank - A collection of web-based, full text magazine & newspaper articles and government documents.
Custom Newspapers - A collection of web-based, full-text newspapers.
Expanded Academic ASAP - A collection of web-based, full text magazine & newspaper articles.
Infotrac OneFile - Even more web-based, full text magazine & newspaper articles.
WEB SITES
| 21st
Century Spying (CBSNEWS.com) http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2004/12/09/september11/whoswho660122.shtml |
| A - B |
| American
Center for Law and Justice http://www.aclj.org |
| American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) http://www.aclu.org/ |
| American
Enterprise Institute (AEI) http://www.aei.org |
| American
Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org |
| Association
of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) http://www.afio.org |
| Bill of Rights Defense Committee http://www.bordc.org |
| Brennan
Center for Justice, New York University School of Law http://www.brennancenter.org/ |
| Brookings
Institution http://www.brookings.org |
| C - D |
| Cato
Institute http://www.cato.org |
| Center
for Defense Information http://www.cdi.org |
| Center
for Immigration Studies http://www.cis.org |
| Center for Individual Rights http://www.cir-usa.org |
| Center
for National Security Studies http://www.cnss.org/ |
| Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) http://www.cia.gov |
| Chemical
and Biological Arms Control Institute (CBACI) http://www.cbaci.org |
| Civil
Liberties and National Security Timeline(PBS) http://www.pbs.org/now/ politics/timeline.html |
| Computer Specialists for Social
Responsibility (CPSR) http://www.cpsr.org/ |
| E - G |
| Electronic
Privacy Information Center (EPIC) - HR3162 and Archive http://www.epic.org/privacy/ terrorism/hr3162.html |
| EPIC Bill Track http://www.epic.org/privacy /bill_track.html |
| Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov |
| Federation
of American Scientists (FAS) http://www.fas.org/irp/index.html |
| Guardian Unlimited: Special Reports :
Privacy on the Internet http://www.guardian.co.uk/netprivacy/ |
| H - J |
| Henry
L. Stimson Center http://www.stimson.org |
| Homeland
Security Project http://www.homelandsec.org/ |
| Howstuffworks: Security Channel Homepage http://computer.howstuffworkd.com/channel.htm?ch=computer&sub=sub-security |
| Hudson Institute Center on National Security Studies http://www.hudson.org |
| Human
Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/ |
| Institute
for Policy Studies (IPS) http://www.ips-dc.org |
| Jane's
Information Group http://intelweb.janes.com |
| K - O |
| Know
your Rights (ACLU) http://www.aclu.org/PolicePractices/PolicePractices.cfm?ID=9609&c=25 |
| Loyola
College (MD) Political Science Department http://www.loyola.edu/dept/politics/intel.html |
| NARA
: the National Archives Experience http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters.html |
| NPR Special Report: Liberty vs.
Security http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/liberties |
| National
Security Agency (NSA) http://www.nsa.gov |
| Overview
of Civil Rights in the United States http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/crights/index.htm |
| P - Z |
| Patriot
Act's Impact on Your Rights (ACLU) http://www.aclu.org/PatriotActFlash/PatriotActFeature.htm |
| People
for the American Way http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/ |
| Political
Information http://www.politicalinformation.com/ |
| Preserving
Life and liberty http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/ |
| Privacy
International http://www.privacy.org |
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse http://www.privacyrights.org |
| Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/terrorleg.htm |
| United
States Department of State, Counterterrorism Office http://www.state.gov/s/ct |
| Village Voice: Attack on Civil Liberties http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/civil_liberties |
| Washington
Institute for Near East Policy http://washingtoninstitute.org/ |
| White
House Terrorism Response to 9/11 http://www.whitehouse.gov/response/ |
| American
Red Cross : Homeland Security Advisory System (preparedness site) http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas.html |
| Brooking
Institute Project on Homeland Security (reference site) http://www.brookings.org/dybdocroot/fp/projects/homeland/homeland.html |
| CATO
Institute : Homeland Security (data site) http://www.cato.org/defense-studies/homeland-security.html |
| Center for
Defense Initiatives : Homeland Security (data site) http://www.cdi.org/program/issue/index.cfm?ProgramID=39&issueid=59 |
| CFR:
Homeland Security (data site) http://www.cfr.org/reg_issues.php?id=4|||1 |
| Chemical
and Biological Information Analysis Center (data site) http://www.cbiac.apgea.army.mil |
| CNN.com
- A Massive Federal Makeover (news site) http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/11/20/facts.homeland/ |
| Department
of Homeland Security (parody site - critical) http://www.depthomelandsecurity.com |
| Homeland
Defense (preparedness site) http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/homeland/ |
| Homeland
Security Actions - White House (news site) http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ |
| Institute
for Homeland Security (data site) http://www.homelandsecurity.org |
| Ready.gov
(preparedness site) http://www.ready.gov |
| Survive a
Nuclear Attack (preparedness site) http://www.surviveanuclearattack.com |
| U.S.
Anti-Terrorism Laws (JURIST) (law/legislation site) http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism/terrorism3.htm |
| U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (data site) http://www.dhs.gov |
