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On May 16, 2008, at 6:25 PM, Kevin Kidd wrote:
> That said, we have to shed this ridiculous fear of using user data,
> and I mean NOW.
For what it's worth:
Code of Ethics of the American Library Association
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.
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/codeofethics/codeethics.cfm
...which is to say that this stance against storing user data is baked
deep into the profession. The easiest way to "protect each library
user's right to privacy and
confidentiality" is not to store it at all. An extreme position,
true, but one that cannot be easily dismissed.
Peter
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