Protecting Patron Privacy: Vendors, Libraries, and Patrons Each Have a Role to Play (Ayre)
Protecting patron privacy involves several activities including responsibly managing the data we store about patrons and their use of the… read more
Physical-equivalent privacy (Salo)
Hat-tip Carrie Preston! This article introduces and applies the concept of “physical-equivalent privacy” to evaluate the appropriateness of data collection… read more
Issue at a Glance: Visits and Requests from Law Enforcement Concerning Library Records and User Information (ALA)
Hat-tip Alyssa Jocson Porter! Key Concepts Libraries should not share personally identifiable user information with law enforcement except with the permission of… read more
Data tracking in research: Aggregation and use or sale of usage data by academic publishers (DFG)
Hat-tip Carrie Preston! This briefing paper issued by the Committee on Scientific Library Services and Information Systems (AWBI) of the… read more
Addressing the Alarming Systems of Surveillance Built By Library Vendors
Two major library vendors—RELX and Thomson Reuters—have been building sophisticated, global systems of surveillance that include online tracking technologies, massive… read more
Alexa, Are You Listening? An Exploration of Smart Voice Assistant Use and Privacy in Libraries (ITAL)
Smart voice assistants have expanded from personal use in the home to applications in public services and educational spaces. The… read more
Ethics, Encryption, and Evolving Concepts of Personal Privacy in the ‘Black Box Library’ – Irvin (in Serials Librarian)
Protecting user privacy is a cherished ethical position held within this field. Therefore, it is worth asking whether libraries have… read more
Public Libraries’ Data Privacy Policies: A Content and Cluster Analysis – Lund (in Serials Librarian)
This study analyzes library policies pertaining to the preservation of privacy on public use computers. A random sample of 1000… read more
Librarians’ Attitudes Regarding Information and Internet Privacy – Zimmer
This article reports findings from a new survey measuring librarians’ views on privacy rights and protecting library users’ privacy. The… read more
Information Ethics and Academic Libraries: Data Privacy in the Era of Big Data (Prindle & Loos)
The evolution of data collection practices in education is having a powerful and transformative effect on educational assessment practices. Increasing… read more