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Facet Publishing A Practical Guide to Privacy in Libraries 2020 Edition by Paul Pedley
Privacy is a core value of librarianship and yet as aconcept, it is difficult to define and in practice, a challenge to uphold. This groundbreaking new book considers how privacy issues can arise in alibrary context and what library and information professionals can do to protectthe privacy of their users. A PracticalGuide to Privacy in Libraries features a wide range of practical examplesof such issues, providing insights and practical steps which readers canfollow. In-depth case studies and scenarios support the examples laid out inthe book, while examples of data breaches which have occurred in a librarysetting, and the lessons we can learn from them, are also included. The bookalso covers the main legislation governing data protection - GDPR - which willbe particularly relevant to European librarians, and international librariansoffering services to EU citizens.The book provides a range of tools through which librariescan communicate how they handle the personal data of their users whilstensuring that they are following best practice with their privacy policystatements, their privacy audits and data protection impact assessments.Privacy is not the same thing as data protection, and the book outlines thedifferences between these two concepts. Nevertheless, the book has been writtenwith the requirements of data protection law very much in mind.Written in a highly practical manner, this book is essentialreading for library and information professionals who need to understand andsupport privacy in the library setting and a useful reference for students andresearchers in the field who need to understand this topic in practice.