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This maneuver has spread to Michigan. "A free enterprise think tank in Michigan . . . has made a broad public records request to at least three in-state universities with departments that specialize in the study of labor relations, seeking all their emails regarding the union battle in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow." The following link is to the site that first broke the story: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/in-michigan-conservative-think-tank-seeks-labor-prof-emails.php Elsa Kramer, M.L.S. Indiana University SLIS Indianapolis > >Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:54:29 -0500 >From: Sharon McQueen <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Academic Freedom & Open Records Laws > >Hello All, > >LIS educators respect and uphold academic freedom.* The library >field has struggled to balance privacy issues and open records laws. >Given this, I am very interested to know what LIS educators think of >the current national debate on William Cronon (UW-Madison Frederick >Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography, >and Environmental Studies) and the Open Records Law request for >emails from his university email account. > >Abusing Open Records to Attack Academic Freedom >http://scholarcitizen.williamcronon.net/2011/03/24/open-records-attack-on-academic-freedom/ > . . .