April 2018 – Information Ethics

More Resources

April 20, 2018 kburright Comments 0 Comment

Here’s a collection of more resources on the subject of surveillance in libraries and privacy rights related to it. ALA. FBI in your library. Retrieved from: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?ContentID=21662&Section=ifissues&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm# ALA. First Amendment of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution. Retrieved from: www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=firstamendment&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=163654 Data Privacy Project. Curriculum. Retrieved from: https://dataprivacyproject.org/curriculum/ Data Privacy Project. FAQ: Privacy, Security, and Data Protection at Libraries. Retrieved from: https://dataprivacyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Handout-FAQ-Privacy-Security-and-Data-Protection-at-Brooklyn-Public-Library.pdf Data Privacy Project. Resources on Laws and Policies. Retrieved from: https://dataprivacyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Handout-National-and-Local-Policies-and-Regulations.pdf EPIC. Big data and the future…

Infographic Sources

April 16, 2018 kburright Comments 0 Comment

There are a number of excellent infographic sources available on the issues of mass surveillance and privacy concerns. Though not specific to libraries, the two below demonstrate the basis of many surveillance and privacy-related concerns in libraries. –ACLU. Surveillance Under the Patriot Act. Retrieved from: https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/surveillance-under-patriot-act –Secure Swiss Data. (August 2017). Retrieved from: https://secureswissdata.com/what-is-mass-surveillance-infographic As a supplement to the above, here’s some good tools on making your own infographics: Stephen’s Lighthouse. (2012). Over 100 Incredible Infographic Tools and Resources (Categorized). Retrieved…

Workshop/Seminar Review

April 9, 2018 kburright Comments 1 comment

There were three seminars or workshops at the TLA 2018 conference in Dallas that I had scheduled to attend for the purpose of this assignment. Digital Privacy – Tuesday April 3, 9am-12am (Ticketed event) Booktalking Challenging Books – Tuesday April 3, 4:00pm-5:00pm Net Neutrality is Over: What Do We Do Now? – Friday April 6, 9:15am-10:15am My intention in attending these seminars, despite not being specifically about my chosen topic, was to investigate a broader look at how issues of…