OLA Intellectual Freedom Staff Training Resources
Staff training resources about privacy in libraries
This page includes video clips, webinars and and other training resources about the importance of privacy and its value for libraries.
Video clips
Highlights (under 3 minutes) of an excellent TED talk by journalist Glenn Greenwald on why privacy matters even if you have nothing to hide. If you enjoyed the highlights, watch the full 20 minute talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters
- Protecting the privacy of library usersCreated by a library school student. Uses text, images and music to provide an overview of why and how to project the privacy of patron records. (9.36 minutes)
- Edward Snowden on the Importance of PrivacyA passionate defense of privacy (may be too political for some audiences). (3.32 minutes)
Webinars
- Patron PrivacyWebinars and other resources from the Public Library Association
- A Practical Guide to Privacy AuditsApril 2018 ALA Webinar in preparation for Choose Privacy Week
- Privacy to Pornography: What Staff Need to Know about Intellectual FreedomNov. 2017 archived webinar from the Freedom to Read Foundation. Requires fees for nonmembers.
- Teaching Privacy in Libraries: strategies and toolsMarch 2018 Infopeople webinar with Alison Macrina of the Library Freedom Project.
Real world examples of library privacy issues
"Woman says librarians know who hit her car but can't tell her"
From WSB-TV News in Atlanta, June 15, 2017
ALA/OLA resources about privacy and confidentiality
Contact us!
Do you know of resources which should be added to this guide? Contact the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee at www.olaweb.org/