<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a19c044-7058-f9af-dc67-a8d9511fe0ec"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Welcome to another installment in a monthly series covering topics with intellectual freedom implications for libraries of all types. Each message is prepared by a member of OLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. Look for our message on a Tuesday each month of the academic year except December. Questions can be directed to the IF Committee member who sent the message or to one of the </span><a href="http:///h" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">co-chairs of the IFC</span></a><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span></p><br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/smJ7SUb0mV8uHM1A7JZxjgm4F4Bcqds9GVXVMQdf4x07aLvOZlugl8cz5O6d8yi9X0ZDY2QtMk58DGW6UASJg5WNrWHE-uzltRSlZtYpr3tmyxvYQRNUXKxU3qOMF7taWmRrvRQPW3rlSSns" width="71px;" height="54px;" style="border: none;"></span></span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">Protecting Student Privacy: Challenges for Oregon K-12
Libraries</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">If you work in a
school library, you may face situations like these:</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">A principal asks for the names of all
students who have checked out books or ebooks on graffiti art, or searched the
databases for that topic.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">A parent asks to see a list of all the
items their child has borrowed this school year, and also their Internet search
history.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">A student really needs a book, but it’s
checked out. The student asks for the name of the person who has it now.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">A library assistant is frustrated that
students rarely return books on time, and posts a list of overdue books -- with
a student name next to each title -- on the library door. </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">A parent calls and asks which books an
11th grader has lost, so that their family can look around the house before
sending in a check.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Without clear
policies and guidelines, it’s hard to know what to do. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The information in this post will hopefully be useful to
librarians and library assistants who work in school libraries. <b>If you work in a public or academic
library, you can help K-12 schools become more familiar with privacy issues.</b>
When you visit a school library or collaborate on a program, you can share your
own privacy policies and ask how the school handles similar situations.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> What can you do now? Become familiar with the
American Library Association’s </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Library Bill of Right</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">s as described in </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/privacy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">An Interpretation of the
American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights - Privacy</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">. The “</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">right
to privacy is the right to open inquiry without having the subject of one’s
interest examined or scrutinized by others”. Libraries should keep “personally
identifiable” information about patrons private. If students are to have
“freedom of inquiry”, their circulation records, databases searches, and
reference questions should be protected.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">What can school library staff do before
the next question arises?</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Read more about the issues involved,
including </span><a href="http://www.slj.com/2011/04/librarians/the-privacy-problem/#_" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">“The Privacy Problem”</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">, an article from School Library Journal
that raises many interesting questions.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Research the relevant laws related to
student privacy and school libraries, including </span><a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2013ors192.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Oregon Revised Statutes
192.410 to 192.505</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> and the </span><a href="http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/lea-officials.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> (FERPA). The
American Library Association has additional information on </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/privacyconfidentiality/toolkitsprivacy/Developing-or-Revising-a-Library-Privacy-Policy#schoollibrareis" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">FERPA as it relates to
school libraries</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Write up a privacy policy for your school
library. You may want to refer to the </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/resources/statements/library-records" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">"Position Statement on
the Confidentiality of Library Records</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">" from the American Association of School Librarians and the
American Library Association’s information on </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/privacyconfidentiality/toolkitsprivacy/libraryprivacy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">developing privacy policies</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">. The Oregon Library Association also has
an </span><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/intellectual-freedom-toolkit#Privacy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Intellectual Freedom
Toolkit</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Make sure that everyone who works in the
library and has access to patron records is aware of policies and procedures
related to privacy.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Look carefully at what types of records
your school library keeps, and how long you keep them -- including electronic
circulation records. Also, check your agreements with third-party ebook and
database vendors to make sure that they are safeguarding personally
identifiable patron data.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Encourage parents to talk with their
children about their reading habits, books checked out, and library use. Many
library circulation systems allow patrons to log in to their library accounts
to view overdue items, books on hold, etc., and parents can ask their children
to do this if they have questions about library fines or lost books.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">7.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:windowtext">Know
where school library staff can get help when questions arise. For information
and assistance, contact Katie Anderson, Oregon Intellectual Freedom
Clearinghouse Coordinator, <a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>,
503-378-2528.</span></p><p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:windowtext"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">For Further Reading</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Adams, Helen R. <i><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/protecting-intellectual-freedom-and-privacy-in-your-school-library/oclc/809834648" target="_blank">Protecting
Intellectual Freedom and Privacy in Your School Library<span style="font-style:normal">.</span></a></i> Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of
ABC-CLIO, 2013. Print.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2014/11/17/library-records-and-student-privacy.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Blue Skunk Blog post on
Library Records and Student Privacy</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/intellectual-freedom-toolkit#Privacy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">OLA’s Intellectual Freedom
Toolkit - Privacy</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Scales, Pat R.<span> </span></span><i>Protecting
Intellectual Freedom in Your School Library: Scenarios from the Front Line.<span> </span></i>Chicago, American Library Association, 2009<span> </span><a href="http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2491" target="_blank"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2491</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Miranda Doyle</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Intellectual
Freedom Chair, Oregon Association of School Libraries</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">OASL representative to the Oregon Library
Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Teacher-Librarian,
Lake Oswego School District</span></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div>
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