id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crln-8288 Reid, Michele M. The USA PATRIOT Act and academic libraries: An overview 2009-12-01 5 .pdf application/pdf 2373 131 49 This suggests to PATRIOT Act critics that the review processes for FISC warrants and NSLs merely “rubber stamp” FBI actions and do not provide adequate judicial oversight.2, 3 Impact on academic libraries The effect of PATRIOT Act provisions on academic and other libraries has been dif- fi cult to gauge because of the gag order provisions,4 although it is recognized that Section 215 “potentially increases govern- ment surveillance on college campuses and challenges longstanding protections for library records.”5 A successful cam- paign will result in sunsetting Section 215 and the passage of reforms to PATRIOT Act, FISA, and NSL legislation. cache/crln-8288.pdf txt/crln-8288.txt