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Dear all -- As chair of the Technologies of Surveillance Advocacy working group, I'm pleased to present our newly published Advocacy Action Plan. You can find it attached or via the OSF: https://osf.io/j5k8s/ Here's a summary from the first page: This document will assist librarians who want to communicate about the sensitivities of library patron data with those serving in decision-making roles. As librarians discuss how patron data is used and shared in wider institutional and societal contexts, it is essential to understand why librarians choose to share and analyze some patron data, while at other times choose to protect, limit the collection of, and purge that data. In many cases, libraries may be mandated by their governing bodies (i.e., university administrators, city councils, boards) to provide data related to the use of the library and its systems and content. Librarians may struggle to balance the potential usefulness of patron data as it relates to student success, library funding, advocacy, and assessment with concerns over patron privacy. To those attending the Forum next month, some of the Technologies of Surveillance group will be leading a session<https://forum2019.diglib.org/schedule/> on Monday as part of [log in to unmask] Kind regards, Michelle ---- Michelle Gibeault (she/her) Scholarly Engagement Librarian for the Humanities Howard-Tilton Memorial Library | Tulane University [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>|(504) 247-1821 ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit diglib.org/announce