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Coyle, Karen – Library Journal, 2001
Discusses privacy issues related to use of the Internet. Topics include data gathering functions that are built into applications of the World Wide Web; cookies that identify Web site visitors; personal identity information; libraries and privacy, including the need for privacy policies; protecting your privacy; and developing privacy literacy.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Internet, Library Policy, Policy Formation
Guenther, Kim – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Considers how privacy issues related to online profiling affect library patrons and what librarians should do to protect them. Discusses the need for a privacy policy and provides guidelines from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) privacy statement generator that can be adapted for libraries. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Guidelines, Internet, Library Policy
Balas, Janet L. – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Discusses privacy issues related to electronic libraries. Highlights include finding guidance and information on the Web, including the American Library Association, Center for Democracy and Technology, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center; legal responsibilities in maintaining privacy rights of patrons who access the Internet; and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Internet, Legal Responsibility, Library Policy
Download full textHart, Edward T. – 2002
One critical area in government campaigns to combat terrorism is the management and manipulation of information. This is information which is both produced by governments and private information that governments believe will be useful in the fight against terrorism. Governments are reviewing their information policies regarding access and privacy.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Federal Government, Government Publications
Gorman, Michael – 2001
This paper discusses issues for libraries related to privacy in the digital environment. The first section defines the meaning of privacy. The second section discusses the impact of technology and the use of technology, including principles issued by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1973 that still provide a basis for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Ethics, Information Technology, Integrated Library Systems
Harris, Lesley Ellen – Computers in Libraries, 1998
Presents steps for creating copyright policies: appoint an officer; arrange access to a lawyer; understand copyright principles; know how copyright applies to Internet and CD-ROMs; understand permissions procedures; collect reference materials; use Internet information; understand international law; stay updated; attend seminars; educate others;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Compliance (Legal), Copyrights, Electronic Mail
