Karen Coyle's Infopeople Training Page

Privacy and Library Systems

Date: November 4, 2004

Handouts

• The Powerpoint presentation, for handouts or viewing.
• The library systems privacy inventory document, in MS Word or MS Excel
• Single-page form for entering data (Word format)

Note:
These works are licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Readings

From my writings:

• Make Sure You Are Privacy Literate, Library Journal, 10/1/2002.
• The Internet and Privacy, Netconnect, Winter, 2000

Other resources:

• ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Privacy Pages gives basic information on ALA policies and activities
• ALA Report on Confidentiality in the Electronic Environment. This report was the first to attempt to identify the privacy risks in library systems.
• Privacy Guidelines for Electronic Resources Vendors (ICOLC). Privacy agreements to include in vendor licenses.
• Web4Lib Resources for System Administrators has links to software and techniques for securing library systems and protecting user confidentiality.
• The University of California Privacy Task Force Web site. In particular, the privacy audit checklist (html, MS Word) carries details of federal and state laws, and UC policies in relation to each library system area.