June 19, 2015 NISO Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/patron_privacy/

1. NISO Patron Privacy
in Library Systems
Fourth Virtual Conversation:
Legal Frameworks
Todd A. Carpenter
Executive Director, NISO
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2. We don’t appreciate what we
have until it is gone…
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NISO Goes to China for TC46

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10. We certainly don’t have the
restraints on intellectual
freedom as they do elsewhere
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11. But when libraries often look like
this behind the scenes
Servers, switches, Chris, and such on Flickr

12. And library content and services are
increasingly hosted in the cloud
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13. Digital systems are
constantly tracking
interaction behavior

14. “III. We protect each library user's
right to privacy and confidentiality
with respect to information sought or
received and resources consulted,
borrowed, acquired or transmitted.”
Code of Ethics of the American Library
Association
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15. Publishers, content providers and
systems vendors are not libraries,
nor staffed by librarians.
They serve library patrons, but
they also serve other communities
in other ways.
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16. Can we develop valuable services
that are based on user activity
data, or can we improve existing
services using activity data, in a
way that simultaneously
protects privacy?
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17. Can we build a framework to
protect patron privacy
that is based on consensus
to address these nuances?
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18. NISO Initiative on Privacy
of Patron Data
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Generously funded by:

20. Virtual Discussions
• Patron privacy in Library systems
– Thursday, May 7, 10am-1pm ET
• Patron privacy in Vendor systems
– Thursday, May 21, 10am-1pm ET
• Patron privacy in Publisher systems
– Friday, May 22, 9am-12pm ET
• Legal frameworks for patron privacy
– Friday, June 19, 1-4pm ET
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“Lightning" by snowpeak is licensed under CC BY 2.0

22. Lots and lots of ideas

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San Francisco, CA on June 29-30

24. So… be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or
Mordecai Ale Van Allen O'Shea, you're off to Great
Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…
get on your way. – Dr. Seuss
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25. Questions?
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