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 on Monday as part of [log in to unmask]

 

Kind regards,

 

Michelle

 

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Michelle Gibeault (she/her)

Scholarly Engagement Librarian for the Humanities

Howard-Tilton Memorial Library | Tulane University

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