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In January 1984, the Illinois Library Records Confidentiality Act () was passed to ensure the privacy of a library patron’s registration and circulation records. This act protects sensitive patron information from anyone wishing to obtain it, including a law enforcement or government official, unless a court order is issued and presented.〔A Review of the Illinois Library Records Confidentiality Act. Michael P. Ragen. Illinois Libraries (Online) 84 no3 1-58 Summer 2002.〕 ==Major sections of the Act== The three major subsections of the Act are presented below: *(a) The registration and circulation records of a library are confidential information. No person shall publish or make any information contained in such records available to the public unless: (given ) *(b) This Section does not prevent a library from publishing or making available to the public reasonable statistical reports regarding library registration and book circulation where those reports are presented so that no individual is identified therein. *(c) For the purpose of this Section, (i) "library" means any public library or library of an educational, historical or eleemosynary institution, organization or society; (ii) "registration records" includes any information a library requires a person to provide in order for that person to become eligible to borrow books and other materials and (iii) "circulation records" includes all information identifying the individual borrowing particular books or materials. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Illinois Library Records Confidentiality Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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