From the Director's DeskApril 27, 2010 |
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Privacy: Videoconference @ RPLS May 6The issue of patron privacy has been a long held tenet of librarians. What patrons read or view, whether print or online is the business of the patron and not of anyone else. Another privacy issue is the HIPAA regulations that protect the privacy of a person’s medical record. Privacy is important, for every citizen to be aware of and every citizen needs to take care of protecting their own privacy. If you have a Facebook page or have joined another social network, you have given away some of your privacy. Depending on how much you post on your page you may have given away the privacy of family members, friends or acquaintances. Think of pictures that may have been taken of you at a party, would you want them posted for everyone to view? How many times do we put information out there? Personal data, web searches, emails, blog posts, credit card purchases, photos, and library records are all things that live out there on the web. Who has the right to access this information? How will they use this information? Could it affect your job, your family, or friends? These are questions we need to think about. ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) is sponsoring Privacy week May 2-8, 2010. The library systems are holding a videoconference on Privacy, May 6th at 3:30 pm. The speaker will be Barbara Jones, Director of OIF. She will inform librarians of privacy issues in this digital age. Barbara will provide guidance on how libraries can help their users to think critically and making more informed choices about their information privacy. Please join us here at RPLS for this timely and important program. Rolling Prairie Library System |
