It is. See ALA Policy manual, 40.1. Core values of librarianship:
Access
Confidentiality/Privacy
Democracy
Diversity
Education and Lifelong Learning
Intellectual Freedom
Preservation
The Public Good
Professionalism
Service
Social Responsibility
Janet Swan Hill, Professor
And survivor of the First ALA Task Force on Core Values
Associate Director for Technical Services
University of Colorado Libraries, CB184
Boulder, CO 80309
janet.hill_at_colorado.edu
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- Gustav Mahler
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Leibowitz, Faye R
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:17 AM
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] pandora [privacy]
Should confidentiality/privacy continue to be listed as a core value of
librarianship?
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/corevaluesstatement/corevalues.htm
#privacy
Faye Leibowitz
General Languages Team Leader
Catalog Management Unit
University Library System
University of Pittsburgh
frleibo_at_pitt.edu
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Steven Harris
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:55 PM
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] pandora [privacy]
I know the problems of privacy could be largely resolved by data separation
or delinking as some have said, but I come down on the side of "it's my data
and I can do what I want with it." Totally purging usage data means a
patron will never be able to go back and see what they used, searches they
did, results retrieved, items downloaded. As a library patron, those are
all things I wish I had. Some of our systems accommodate that and some
don't. Even if it meant syphoning data from one source to use in a separate
platform, I think it's worth looking at.
Steven R. Harris
Collection Development Librarian
Utah State University
(435) 797-3861
http://collections2point0.wordpress.com/
Received on Mon Jan 28 2008 - 13:32:05 EST