At the intersection of library data and privacy
Welcome to June! Today marks the start of the blog’s “summer schedule,” where we post on a bi-weekly basis. This month also marks the beginning of the summer for many in the Northern Hemisphere. We say “many” because in Seattle the summer season is replaced by construction season. For our East Coast readers, summer is …
Continue reading “State of The Hat: What’s Brewing and Reader Survey”
The Executive Assistant wishes all of our subscribers and readers a happy holiday season! We will be back at the start of the new year; in the meantime, here are some videos and long reads to keep you company as we go on our holiday break: Surveillance in Academic Libraries?! A Search for Better Ideas …
Academic libraries have been in the information security spotlight due to the resurgence of Silent Librarian. The collection of academic user accounts gives attackers access to whatever the user has access to in the campus network, including personal data. Attackers gaining access to library patron data was not the reason why academic library information security …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! October is a very important month. Not only does October mean Halloween (candy), it also means Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This month’s TotH posts will focus on privacy’s popular sibling, security. We start this month by focusing on one common “trick” – phishing – and why not all …
Continue reading “Friendly Phishing, or Should You Phish Your Own Staff?”
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! A popular way to procrastinate at LDH is to dig through the pile of articles and other literature about all facets of privacy: regulations, ethics, practices, current events… the current events pile is at overcapacity at the moment. In these piles of articles, we come across one …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! To build or to outsource? Building an application or creating a process in a library takes time and resources. A major benefit of keeping it local, though, is that libraries have the greatest control over the data collected, stored, and processed by that application or system. Conversely, …
Continue reading “Just Published! Library Data Risk Assessment Guide”
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! Are you prepared for ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia this week? If not, you’re not alone. LDH is ready to help you get the most out of #alamw20! Before You Go Here are some reminders as to how to protect your privacy while traveling and conferencing: All Things …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! Last Saturday LDH attended the All Tech Is Human Summit with 150+ other technologists, designers, ethics professionals, academics, and others in discussing issues surrounding technology and social issues. There were many good conversations, some of which we’re passing along to you all as you consider how your …
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Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! The Executive Assistant is back, and you know what that means… We’re back in business, newsletter-wise! This week’s topic comes from a recent post to the Code4Lib mailing list. A library is planning to scan a batch of archival documents to PDF format, and are looking for …
Continue reading “[REDACTED] – Redacting PII From Digital Collections”
About Us LDH Consulting Services helps libraries and vendors navigate the intersection of library data and privacy. What does LDH stand for? Library Data Hat. Consultants Becky Yoose, CIPP/US, CIPT, MA-LISFounder and Library Data Privacy ConsultantShe/They For over a decade, Becky has wrangled library data in its various forms, from metadata to systems and data …