Participatory Approaches for Designing and Sustaining Privacy-Oriented Library Services

Privacy is a long-held value of information professionals, but new technologies of the contemporary digital age pose new risks to privacy. In an effort to build participatory, profession-wide action in support of designing privacy-oriented library services, two groups were formed with the goal of ge...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual freedom & privacy 2020-07, Vol.4 (4), p.3-18
Main Authors: Young, Scott W. H., Walker, Paige, Swauger, Shea, Gibeault, Michelle J., Mannheimer, Sara, Clark, Jason A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Collaboration
Digital libraries
Educational technology
Information professionals
Information sharing
Intellectual freedom
Librarians
Library and information science
Privacy
Self evaluation
Software
Surveillance
Third party
User services
Web analytics
Working groups
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Summary:Privacy is a long-held value of information professionals, but new technologies of the contemporary digital age pose new risks to privacy. In an effort to build participatory, profession-wide action in support of designing privacy-oriented library services, two groups were formed with the goal of generating ideas and sustaining action: the National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics, and Digital Library Federation Technologies of Surveillance Working Group. In this paper, members of these two groups present case study descriptions and analysis via reflective self-assessment. The authors discuss how these groups can serve as models of participatory action for integrating the value of privacy into the design of library services, technologies, policy, and outreach.
ISSN:2474-7459
2474-7459
DOI:10.5860/jifp.v4i4.7134