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A Calendar of UCITA Documents
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February 11, 2003:
ALA Press Release on withdrawl of UCITA from ABA consideration ![]()
January 30, 2003:
Open Letter from the American Library Association, the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Association of Research Libraries, the Special Libraries Association, the Medical Libraries Association and the American Association of Universities to the American Bar Association House of Delegates.![]()
January 29, 2003:
Open Letter from Chief Officers of State Libraries (COSLA) to the American Bar Association
January 29, 2003:
AFFECT Letter to the President & House of Delegates of the American Bar Association. ![]()
January 2002
Library response to proposed NCCUSL amendments (below)
October 23, 2001
ALA Response to the Florida House of Representatives Information Technology Committee Questionnaire about the impact of UCITA on library operations. ![]()
October 10, 2001:
Texas Library Association
"UCITA: The Rights of Libraries and Library Users Are in Danger"
July 20, 2001
ALA Letter to American Bar Association House of Delegates regarding pending UCITA resolution.![]()
April 6, 2001
Letter to Attorney General Drew Edmondson
, from Ruth Kifer, Virginia Library Association, regarding the Virginia library amendment to UCITA.
January 8, 2001
Letter to Carlyle C Ring, Jr.
, Chair of the UCITA Standby Drafting Committee, from Philip F. Abraham, Legislative Liaison, Virginia Library Association.
September 11, 2000
Comments to the Federal Trade Commission Filed by the American Library Association, American Association of Law Libraries, Association of Research Libraries, Medical Library Association, Special Libraries Association
February 3, 2000
Statement of James G. Neal, Dean, University Libraries Johns Hopkins University before the Maryland General Assembly's Joint Meeting of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee.
January 19, 2000
American Library Association Resolution on UCITA.
December 7, 1999
Statement of Carolyn L. Barkley, President, Virginia Library Association before the Virginia Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) Advisory Committee #5.
July 12, 1999
Letter to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws from five library associations
American Bar Association report on UCITA
January 31, 2002
American Bar Association Working Group Report on the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA).![]()
Feb. 11, 2002
AFFECT press release regarding the American Bar Association working group report
Amendments to UCITA
August 23, 2002
NCCUSL Memorandum and Chart regarding 2002 amendments
August, 2002
Approved NCCUSL Amendments to Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (N.B. Sec. 503 (2) ( C) for amendment relating to libraries)
June 28, 2002
AFFECT's response to NCCUSL's May 29th Report of the UCITA Standby Committee ![]()
May 15, 2002
AFFECT's response to 2001 NCCUSL Amendments ![]()
May 29, 2002
NCCUSL's Report of the UCITA Standby Committee
December 20, 2001
Proposed NCCUSL amendments
January 4, 2002
AFFECT Statement on Proposed New Amendments to UCITA
November 13, 2001
State Attorneys General to NCCUSL ![]()
Organizations
AFFECT Coalition
Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions is a coalition of end-users and developers of computer and information technology who oppose UCITA. ALA is a founding member.
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