Alabama Library Challenges (Trussville Public Library)
| Submitted | Jan. 20, 2014 |
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From: Chris Peterson
To Whom It May Concern:
We are a team of academic researchers studying information access and availability in public schools and libraries. We are contacting you as part of a national effort to help us better understand the scope and substance of the various challenges which arise in the course of administering a public library system or public school system.
Under Alabama's Public Records Law, we are requesting copies of the following public records:
-any complaints, requests, and/or challenges for removal, reclassification, and/or reconsideration of publications including books, magazines, movies, music, and/or other media, along with any associated records, petitions, and/or correspondence since January 1, 2003
-any current collection or curriculum development policy or policies governing your institution(s)
-any records related to Internet filtering, including but not limited to:
-any current acceptable use policies, web publishing policies, or equivalents
-any current contracts with Internet filtering services and/or providers
-any current categories of content which your provider offers to block, along with which categories your library or libraries currently block
-any modifications to the standard configuration of your filter, including lists of sites, services, URLs, keywords, or other identifiers which have been specifically configured as forbidden or allowed (i.e. "blacklists/whitelists")
We will use these records in our research. Please note that we are not asking for registration, circulation, or other private records protected by state law, and you should feel free to redact personally identifiable information from the records you send us, at your discretion.
You may respond to this request by sending electronic documents (e.g. emails, screen captures, spreadsheets, etc) or high-quality scanned PDFs to this inbox. If you cannot respond by email, please fax copies to 206-984-9551, with “MIA” written clearly at the top of the first page. If you do not have any documents responsive to our request, or if you have questions about how to respond, then you may email us at this inbox. In order to assist you in responding to our request, we have also posted guidelines and examples at http://mappinginfoaccess.org.
We understand that there may be fees associated with responding to our request. We ask that you waive any such fees in light of our project’s character, which is non-commercial, academic, open, and firmly in the public interest. If you are unable to waive fees, and if they are in excess of $20, please contact us with an estimate of fees before responding.
Thank you in advance for helping us better understand the important work that you do. If you have any questions about our request or our project, please email us at: team [at] mappinginfoaccess [dot] org.
Sincerely,
Emily Knox
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Library & Information Science
University of Illinois
Shannon M. Oltmann
Assistant Professor
School of Library & Information Science
University of Kentucky
Chris Peterson
Researcher
Center for Civic Media, Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From:
Mr. Peterson,
This is the first that I have seen of your Freedom of Information request.
After having spoken to other public librarians in Jefferson County,
Alabama, we all agree that none had received a previous request other than
your recent email.
My staff is gathering the documents/policies you have requested and after
compiling the data as requested, I will send the information on to you.
Emily Tish, Director
Trussville Public Library
201 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
205-655-2022
Emily E. Tish, Director
Trussville Public Library
201 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
205/655-2022
etish@bham.lib.al.us
From:
Mr. Peterson,
This is the first that I have seen of your Freedom of Information request.
After having spoken to other public librarians in Jefferson County,
Alabama, we all agree that none had received a previous request other than
your recent email.
My staff is gathering the documents/policies you have requested and after
compiling the data as requested, I will send the information on to you.
Emily Tish, Director
Trussville Public Library
201 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
205-655-2022
Emily E. Tish, Director
Trussville Public Library
201 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
205/655-2022
etish@bham.lib.al.us
From: Chris Peterson
Director Tish,
Apologies for any confusion -- the request was originally sent by postal mail to your attention on January 20.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions about the records request or our research.
Thank you!
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From:
Mr. Peterson,
Trussville Public Library is a member of the Jefferson County Library
Cooperative and as such, receive all computer and internet support from
the Cooperative.
My staff is compiling our policy documents and I am waiting to receive the
filtering information from our Cooperative IT staff.
Emily Tish, Director
Trussville Public Library
Emily E. Tish, Director
Trussville Public Library
201 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
205/655-2022
etish@bham.lib.al.us
From:
Mr. Peterson,
Please find attached the documents you requested:
Trussville Public Library Collection Development Policy
Materials Reconsideration Form
Internet Use Policy
WIFI Use Policy
Information from the Jefferson County Library Cooperative is attached that
provides documents for all internet filtering provided to Trussville
Public Library by JCLC.
As of this date (April 3, 2014) there have been no materials challenges
brought
to Trussville Public Library for any print, media or e-content provided to
our library patrons.
Emily E. Tish, Director
Trussville Public Library
201 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
205/655-2022
etish@bham.lib.al.us
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