Attend this LITA webinar for the latest ideas in library web site security
and privacy:

The Why and How of HTTPS for Libraries
<http://www.ala.org/lita/https-for-libraries>

Monday March 14, 2016
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central Time
Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required)
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X>

As more of our library browsing occurs over the Internet, the only way to
continue to preserve patron privacy is to make sure that the library
catalog and database traffic that travels between a web browser and a
server remains encrypted. This one-hour webinar will discuss how encrypted
websites work, and demonstrate exciting tools from the Electronic
Frontier Foundation that make it easy to encrypt library websites by
default.

Additional preliminary course materials:

• blog posting
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/what-every-librarian-needs-know-about-https>
• slides
<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/102wOa2ld3XgDlCSFMK6qEGMbDYiQ1MLgqOoMijQjUEU/edit#slide=id.p>
• 1-page handout
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fkRyH0gDDSXIa5taM7NdHu2i3MFGAoY5nLcshZf9VO0/edit>

Takeaways

• Understand what HTTPS accomplishes
• Learn the common obstacles to HTTPS deployment
• Be able to make a strong case for HTTPS at your own library

Presenter:

Jacob Hoffman-Andrews, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Jacob works on the
Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Encrypt the Web initiative, trying to
bring secure, private communication to every web site and every person who
uses that site. His main project at the moment is Let’s Encrypt, the free
and automated certificate authority that will dramatically lower the
barrier to entry for organizations that want to deploy HTTPS to make their
web sites more secure. Jacob also works on EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere browser
extension, which helps people visit the secure versions of web sites
whenever available. Previously, he worked at Twitter on deploying HTTPS by
default across their entire site, and before that he worked on maps,
transit, and web page speed at Google. Jacob has written a blog post on the
topic of libraries and HTTPS (
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/what-every-librarian-needs-know-about-https),
as well as many others on the broader topic of HTTPS. He has also
presented on the topic at the Digital Rights in Libraries conference.

Register for the Webinar
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X>
 and Full details <http://www.ala.org/lita/https-for-libraries>

Can’t make the date but still want to join in? Registered participants will
have access to the recorded webinar.

Cost:
• LITA Member: $45
• Non-Member: $105
• Group: $196

And don’t miss more upcoming LITA spring continuing education offerings:

Webinar:

Yes You Can Video <http://www.ala.org/lita/yes-you-can-video>, with Anne
Burke, and Andreas Orphanides
Offered: Tuesday April 12, 2016, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Central Time

Web course:

Universal Design for Libraries and Librarians
<http://www.ala.org/lita/universal-design>, with Jessica Olin, and Holly
Mabry
Starting Monday April 11, 2016, running for 6 weeks

Registration Information:

Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required)
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X>
OR
Mail or fax form to ALA Registration
<http://www.ala.org/lita/sites/ala.org.lita/files/content/learning/LITAWebinarRegFormMar2015.pdf>
OR
call 1-800-545-2433 and press 5
OR
email [log in to unmask]

Questions or Comments?

For all other questions or comments related to the course, contact
LITA at (312)
280-4268 or Mark Beatty, [log in to unmask]


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Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library
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