<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Welcome to </span><span class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Tuesday</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Topics</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">, a monthly series covering </span><span class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">topics</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> with intellectual freedom implications for libraries of all types.  Each message is prepared by a member of OLA's Intellectual Freedom Committee. </span><span class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Questions</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> can be directed to the IF Committee member who sent the message </span><span class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">or</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> to one of the <a href="goog_18906496">co-chairs of the </a></span><span class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=523:intellectual-freedom-about-us&catid=20:site-content">IFC.</a></span><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-77f18d00-c3d3-dc46-8a81-8c49f887434d"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/deA9Jot8gCU8naosBksyHjV5P7VteaX6vCxi7PQUNsiMZ2-gwlrXqbI6weO6ZxDyQQws748nkL05tX06EhcClExyYvAXzJPGBomFWw3gQyAo8xmX_NJgG73NPu9tWQoAVT7ZGjCT" width="71" height="54" style="border: none;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Vendors & Patron Privacy</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">What kind of electronic resources does your library license, and what information do these companies collect about your patrons? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Librarians can advocate for patron privacy by working with vendors. Companies that provide services -- from circulation system software to ebooks to other digital content -- may not be as aware of privacy concerns as we are, and we can point out instances where companies are unnecessarily collecting and storing data on individual patrons.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A school library example</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A large group of school librarians from the Portland metro area meets each month in in Oregon City to share ideas and discuss library-related issues. Many of us use Follett’s Destiny Library Manager, one of the most popular library circulation systems for schools. During a discussion on patron privacy and data collection, we talked about the fact that Destiny collects individual user circulation data, and that this circulation history could not be cleared by patrons or librarians.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">An October 2015 article in School Library Journal, </span><a href="http://www.slj.com/2015/10/censorship/fl-school-district-lets-parents-see-what-kids-are-reading/#_" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">“FL School District Lets Parents See What Kids Are Reading”</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, concerned some of us. We felt that school districts should have choices about what data they keep on library patrons and how long they keep it.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We drafted a letter to Follett asking that they modify their software to provide an option for clearing circulation history. We noted that other library circulation systems, including those used by public libraries, have more privacy options. Some even allow patrons to choose whether to keep their circulation history or erase it once items are returned. Nine school and district-level librarians signed the letter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Follett responded promptly to say that they would make the software change. They currently have an update that will allow school districts to decide whether to immediately delete patron circulation data when items are returned, keep this information for a year, or keep it longer. They are providing this update to Destiny Library Manager on April , 2016, as part of the Destiny 13.5 AU1 release.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">I am pleased that our group brought up the issue of patron privacy and data collection, and that Follett responded so quickly to our concerns. We think this is a good example of how librarians can influence vendors and make sure our patrons are protected.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Consider your own library vendors</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span class="" style="white-space:pre">   </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Take a moment to think about your library’s electronic resources. What companies do you use to purchase these resources? What are their privacy policies? What data do they collect and store? Some of that data may be helpful -- usage statistics, for example. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">However, if the browsing, reading, or research habits of individual patrons can be identified from that collected data, it might be time to start a conversation with that vendor.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Resources</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/library-privacy-guidelines-e-book-lending-and-digital-content-vendors" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ALA Library Privacy Guidelines for E-book Lending and Digital Content Vendors</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">General information on working with/negotiating with vendors</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Ashmore, Beth, Jill E. Grogg, and Jeff Weddle. The Librarian's Guide to Negotiation: Winning Strategies for the Digital Age. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2012. Print.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/050714" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Negotiation of E-Resource Licensing & Pricing Terms</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (ALA webinar)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/uploaded_files/92/files/Publications/WorkingVendors.pdf" style="text-decoration:none">NASIGuide: A Beginner’s Guide to Working with Vendors</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">​_________________​</div><br><p></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Miranda Doyle</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">District Librarian, Lake Oswego School District</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Intellectual Freedom Chair, OASL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:doylem@loswego.k12.or.us" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">doylem@loswego.k12.or.us</span></a></p><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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