Privacy statements – professional library organizations
| Organization | Statement title | Statement excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| American Library Association (ALA) | Library Bill of Rights – Interpretation of Privacy | In a library (physical or virtual), the right to privacy is the right to open inquiry without having the subject of one’s interest examined or scrutinized by others |
| Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) | Privacy in the Age of Analytics | Libraries collecting data using Google Analytics are realizing they may be violating the ALA Library Bill of Rights…this is but one example of how easily convenient web-based service offerings can come with unexpected consequences |
| National Information Standards Organization (NISO) | NISO Privacy Principles | Libraries, publishers and software providers have a shared obligation to foster a digital environment that respects library users’ privacy as they search, discover and use those resources and services |
| International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) | Privacy Statement | Library and information services should reject electronic surveillance and any type of illegitimate monitoring or collection of users’ personal data or information behavior that would compromise their privacy and affect their rights to seek, receive and impart information |
| Library Freedom Project | Digital Privacy Pledge | Library services and resources should be delivered, whenever practical, over channels that are immune to eavesdropping |
| Organization | Statement title | Statement excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| American Library Association (ALA) | Library Bill of Rights – Interpretation of Privacy | In a library (physical or virtual), the right to privacy is the right to open inquiry without having the subject of one’s interest examined or scrutinized by others |
| Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) | Privacy in the Age of Analytics | Libraries collecting data using Google Analytics are realizing they may be violating the ALA Library Bill of Rights…this is but one example of how easily convenient web-based service offerings can come with unexpected consequences |
| National Information Standards Organization (NISO) | NISO Privacy Principles | Libraries, publishers and software providers have a shared obligation to foster a digital environment that respects library users’ privacy as they search, discover and use those resources and services |
| International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) | Privacy Statement | Library and information services should reject electronic surveillance and any type of illegitimate monitoring or collection of users’ personal data or information behavior that would compromise their privacy and affect their rights to seek, receive and impart information |
| Library Freedom Project | Digital Privacy Pledge | Library services and resources should be delivered, whenever practical, over channels that are immune to eavesdropping |
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