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A Practical Guide to Privacy in Libraries

A Practical Guide to Privacy in Libraries

Author: Paul Pedley
Publisher: Facet Publishing
ISBN: 9781783304684
Published In: January 2020
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Privacy is a core value of librarianship and yet as a concept it is difficult to define and in practice, a challenge to uphold. This ground breaking new book considers how privacy issues can arise in a library context and what library and information professionals can do to protect the privacy of their users. It features a wide range of practical examples of the issues that can arise in a library context, providing insights and practical steps which readers can follow to ensure they protect the privacy of their users. In-depth case studies and scenarios support the examples laid out in the book, while examples of data breaches which have occurred in a library setting, and the lessons we can learn from them are also included.

The book also covers the main legislation governing data protection - GDPR - which will be particularly relevant to European librarians working in all types of libraries and International librarians offering services to EU citizens. The book then provides a range of tools through which libraries can communicate how they handle the personal data of their users whilst ensuring that they are following best practice with their privacy policy statements, their privacy audits and data protection impact assessments. Privacy is not the same thing as data protection, and the book outlines the differences between these two concepts. Nevertheless, the book has been written with the requirements of data protection law very much in mind.

Written in a highly practical manner, this book is essential reading for library and information professionals who need to understand and support privacy in the library setting and a useful reference for students and researchers in the field who need to understand this topic in practice.

List of abbreviations

Table of Legislation, Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments, International treaties, conventions & agreements, European Regulations and Directives, List of cases, List of tables, List of figures

Chapter 1 - Setting the scene

1.1 Examples of how privacy issues arose in the 19th and 20th centuries 1.1.1 Browne issue system 1.1.2 Cards used to sign out a book 1.1.3 Library Awareness Program 1.1.4 Publishing lists of borrowers with overdue books 1.1.5 Names of people requesting German language books turned over to the authorities 1.1.6 Patron library numbers used for several purposes 1.1.7 Russian revolutionary emigres use of the British Museum Library

1.2 Why are the risks to library user privacy so much bigger in the 21st century than before?

1.3 Why is the privacy of library users important? 1.3.1 The Chilling Effect 1.3.2 Nothing to hide 1.3.3 The functional relationship of privacy with other values 1.3.4 Protecting library user privacy is not merely an issue of data protection 1.3.5 The different types of privacy

1.4 The types of personal data collected by libraries

1.5 The privacy of the library as a public space

Chapter 2 - How privacy is regulated in the United Kingdom

2.1 Legislation 2.1.1 Data protection 2.1.2 Human rights 2.1.3 Surveillance 2.1.4 Terrorism 2.1.5 Voyeurism 2.2 Contracts

2.3 Guidelines

2.4 Standards

2.5 Ethical/professional values 2.5.1 Professional ethics 2.5.2 Michael Gorman's 8 enduring values of librarianship

2.6 Case law 2.6.1 Breach of confidence 2.6.2 English legal cases on privacy 2.6.3 American legal cases on privacy in bookshops and libraries

Chapter 3 - Practical examples of privacy issues arising in a library context

3.1 Self-service holds 3.2 Receipts from self-service machines 3.3 Refgrunt (Librarians venting publicly about interactions with patrons) 3.3.1 Risk of being dooced

3.4 Online databases and personalisation 3.4.1 The filter bubble

3.5 Telephone notification

3.6 Co-location

3.7 How long do you retain loan history data? 3.7.1 E-book circulation data 3.7.2 Anonymising data so it is still available for statistical purposes

3.8 Letting commercial interests into libraries

3.9 Use of CCTV in libraries 3.9.1 Why it is important to balance both privacy and security considerations 3.9.2 Can libraries be too intrusive in their use of CCTV cameras? 3.9.3 Cameras used to solve the disappearance of ancient books

3.10 Fingerprinting as a form of ID for use of library system

3.11 Use of "enrichment" on the library catalogue

3.12 Insecure software

3.13 Use of web analytics tools on library sites

3.14 Use of cloud computing services to store personal data 3.14.1 Potential risks/threats 3.14.2 Protections 3.15 Offshoring & outsourcing

3.16 Zines, libraries and privacy issues

3.17 Books on Prescription

3.18 Implications of GDPR for archiving information about living individuals

3.19 Volunteer run libraries 3.19.1 Building a relationship of trust with the user 3.19.2 Volunteers and sensitive personal data 3.19.3 Disclosure & Barring Service Checks (formerly CRB checks) 3.19.4 Data protection training

3.20 Copyright declaration forms

Chapter 4 - Case studies

4.1 Case Study 1: CASSIE - Computer Access Software Solution

4.2 Case study 2: Library participation in learner analytics programs 4.2.1 The data that can be captured and fed into a learning management system 4.2.2 What protections are there in place to protect user privacy 4.2.3 Learning analytics and professional ethics

4.3 Case study 3: Rollout of a shared library management system 4.3.1 WHELF shared LMS project 4.3.2 Single digital presence for public libraries in England 4.3.3 Single library management system for all public libraries in Ireland 4.3.4 Introduction of National Entitlement Cards in Scotland

Chapter 5 - Cybersecurity

5.1 Least-privilege model

5.2 Offer training on cyber-security and related topics

5.3 Protecting personal data

5.4 Bring your own device (BYOD) 5.4.1 Plan for security incidents where devices are lost, stolen or compromised 5.4.2 Network architecture design 5.4.3 Network separation 5.4.5 BYOD policies 5.4.6 Ensure the BYOD policy is workable

Chapter 6 - Personal data breaches

6.1 Personal data breach response plan

6.2 Communications strategy 6.2.1 Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority (GDPR Article 33) 6.2.2 Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject (GDPR Article 34)

6.3 Payment card data

6.4 Library examples of personal data breaches 6.4.1 Leaked emails reveal what politician borrowed from the library 6.4.2 Newspaper publishes details of books borrowed by famous writer 6.4.3 Inadvertent data breach relating to a library user 6.4.4 Data breach at university library 6.4.5 Failed attempt to obtain library customer data 6.4.6 Social security numbers in library books 6.4.7 Lost USB stick containing sensitive data accessed in a library 6.4.8 Reviews and ratings on library website 6.4.9 Librarian sues Equifax over data breach

6.5 Causes of data breaches

Chapter 7 - Access to and sharing of user data

7.1 Responding to requests for patron records

7.2 Examples of where library user data was accessed by third parties Potential risks in releasing datasets for open data initiatives

Chapter 8 - Privacy policy statements

8.1 What the privacy policy notice should cover

8.2 Children and the age of consent

8.3 Cookie policy 8.3.1 Background

8.4 How is personal data being used by the library

8.5 The purpose of a library privacy policy

8.6 RFID privacy policy

8.7 Privacy policies and public access terminals in libraries

8.8 Examples of library privacy policy notices

8.9 Third party access Payment card details

8.10 How are privacy policies communicated to users

Chapter 9 - Data protection & privacy audits

9.1 Why carry out a data protection audit

9.2 Know your data 9.2.1 Sensitive personal data

9.3 Deletion of data 9.3.1 Hidden data

9.4 Conducting a library privacy audit

Chapter 10 - Data protection impact assessments

10.1 What the data protection impact assessment must contain

10.2 Impact on privacy

10.3 Steps involved in a data protection impact assessment

10.4 Examples of where DPIAs would be used in libraries

Chapter 11 - Privacy issues and vendors

11.1 Vendors and data breaches

11.2 Working with library vendors to maximise privacy

11.3 Vendor privacy policies

11.4 Measuring the cyber-security of vendors

Chapter 12 - Practical steps to protect the privacy of library users

12.1 Public access terminals

12.2 Education & training

12.3 Information security

12.4 Vendor management

12.5 Other

Chapter 13 - The right to be forgotten

13.1 Right of oblivion

Chapter 14 - Conclusion

14.1 Intellectual privacy

14.2 The freedom to read anonymously

14.3 Potential for information about reading habits to be misused

14.4 Where do libraries fit into the defence of privacy?

Chapter 15 - Further reading, toolkits & other resources

15.1 Books & reports on privacy in libraries

15.2 Checklists

15.3 Link list

15.4 Toolkits

15.5 Tools

Glossary of terms

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