In this era of “Big Data,” we know that our location, our phone calls, our purchases, our Facebook posts and our web site visits are being monitored, recorded, collected, and stored. But too often we can’t tell who’s collecting our data, or how they’re making use of our personal information. During Choose Privacy Week, May [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Privacy’
April 2, 2013
Planning for Choose Privacy Week? Free April 9 Webinar Offers Ideas for Programming and Outreach
Are you preparing for Choose Privacy Week? Join ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and librarians across the country next week for a free webinar to discuss how your library can observe Choose Privacy Week, ALA’s annual education and awareness campaign that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital [...]
November 28, 2012
Call for Action: Tell Congress to Protect Online Privacy
The Electronic Computer Privacy Act (ECPA) is scheduled for markup tomorrow, Thursday, November 29th, in the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC). Originally enacted in 1986 as a means of addressing telephonic wiretapping, at a time when technology was less complex and the Internet had not yet become a ubiquitous means of communication, ECPA is no longer [...]
May 17, 2012
By popular demand: 2nd webinar on self-service holds
Due to high interest in this issue, OIF will offer a second free webinar on self-service holds and reader privacy. This next live event will take place Tuesday, May 22 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Central (3-4 Eastern, 1-2 Mountain, 12-1 Pacific). The move to self-service holds (also known as open-shelf holds) has enabled many libraries to [...]
March 22, 2012
Choose Privacy Week materials available now from the ALA Store
Choose Privacy Week is May 1-7, 2012. The theme for this year’s CPW is “Freedom from Surveillance” – and we’ve got some great graphics for your library. Get your posters, bookmarks, buttons, resource guide, and DVD at the ALA Store. Order by April 12 to receive your materials in time using standard shipping.
January 25, 2012
Celebrate Data Privacy Day 2012
Cross-posted at privacyrevolution.org. Is your library celebrating Data Privacy Day? Data Privacy Day is an annual international celebration designed to promote awareness about the many ways personal information is collected, stored, used, and shared, and to promote education about privacy practices that will enable individuals to protect their personal information. ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom [...]
January 19, 2012
OIF webcasts now available for purchase
In 2011, OIF presented two series of webinars – Intellectual Freedom Summer School and Intellectual Freedom across the Globe – that were recorded and are now available for purchase. To purchase any of them, visit http://bit.ly/wHVlGP and click on the “Register” link to the right of the webcast you’re interested in. You will need to enter [...]
December 14, 2011
Librarians: Participate in a new survey about librarians and privacy
Librarians and library workers are invited to participate in a survey that will measure librarians’ attitudes about privacy rights and protecting library users’ privacy. The survey is available online, and takes only 15 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous and confidential: http://tinyurl.com/ALAprivacysurvey The survey, which builds on an earlier 2008 survey assessing librarians’ attitudes [...]
