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The Walled Gardens Of Ebook Surveillance: A Brief Set Of Arguments Against Drm In Libraries, Alycia Sellie
The Walled Gardens Of Ebook Surveillance: A Brief Set Of Arguments Against Drm In Libraries, Alycia Sellie
Urban Library Journal
This piece outlines a few brief arguments against the inclusion of ebooks with DRM restrictions in libraries. These arguments center upon what the presence of these ebooks signifies to patrons about libraries today, and how librarians should avoid holding books with DRM within their collections. Ebooks with DRM require that users give up personal data in order to read. In addition, restricted ebooks are frustrating to users and makes them dislike the libraries that offer them. Finally, DRM surveillance is at odds with librarians’ professional commitments to protecting patron privacy.
Librarians As Feisty Advocates For Privacy, Sarah Lamdan
Librarians As Feisty Advocates For Privacy, Sarah Lamdan
Urban Library Journal
Librarians are the ideal professional group to advocate for privacy and intellectual freedom during online social media product use. Under the central leadership of the American Library Association (ALA), librarians should lead a campaign to urge Internet social media companies to include Privacy by Design principles in their user agreements. This social media privacy campaign would follow librarians’ historical privacy advocacy efforts, and promoting ethical user agreements presents a new venue for librarians’ advocacy in the era of online information access.
Social Media, Privacy, And The Academic Classroom, Julia Michelle Frankosky
Social Media, Privacy, And The Academic Classroom, Julia Michelle Frankosky
Urban Library Journal
The ease of posting to social media has greatly increased the sharing of information but this can also pose a threat to classroom privacy and academic freedom. Examples from across the world illustrate how the expectation of classroom privacy has been eroded and the potential consequences are discussed. Additionally, this paper discusses how academic policies could potentially protect free speech in the classroom.
Interdisciplinary Collecting – A Conceptual Outline Of Urban Studies, Linda Wadas
Interdisciplinary Collecting – A Conceptual Outline Of Urban Studies, Linda Wadas
Urban Library Journal
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Notes From The Co-Editors, Junior Tidal, Bronwen Densmore
Notes From The Co-Editors, Junior Tidal, Bronwen Densmore
Urban Library Journal
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Serving The Commuter College Student In Urban Academic Libraries, Mariana Regalado, Maura Smale
Serving The Commuter College Student In Urban Academic Libraries, Mariana Regalado, Maura Smale
Urban Library Journal
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Cuny's Lilac As A Model For A Large Urban University Professional Development Organization, Galina Letnikova
Cuny's Lilac As A Model For A Large Urban University Professional Development Organization, Galina Letnikova
Urban Library Journal
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Creating Digital Cultural Heritage Collections In An Urban Academic Library Setting, Jennifer Ann Johnson
Creating Digital Cultural Heritage Collections In An Urban Academic Library Setting, Jennifer Ann Johnson
Urban Library Journal
As libraries develop digital cultural heritage collections the relationship with the organizations that own the collection are vital to the success of the process. This is ground that libraries have typically not operated. Organizations external to libraries that own collections have many needs beyond the simple digitization process. IUPUI University Library is an urban academic library that has worked on developing relationships with external organizations for almost ten years. During this time there have been many hurdles and lessons learned. This paper highlights some of the trends in relationship building with community organizations and offers two unique case studies that …