At the intersection of library data and privacy
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! Today we have a brief overview of an acronym that is becoming a popular tool in libraries – the customer relationship management system [CRMS] – and how this new player in the library field affects patron privacy. While some folks know about CRMS, there might be others …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! Last week was a busy week in the world of library privacy, and not just because there were a variety of privacy-related presentations and events at ALA Annual. While folks were wrapping up and traveling back from DC, a Santa Cruz county civil grand jury published a …
Continue reading “Data Analytics @ Your Library: An Executive Summary of the Santa Cruz Report”
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! We at LDH are furiously getting ready for ALA Annual next week, and the Executive Assistant is bummed that she was not able to register for the conference. It appears that the only cats that are allowed at Annual are Baker and Taylor. Worry not, for the …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! You might have seen the words “security” and “privacy” used interchangeably in articles, blog posts, and other areas of discussion surrounding protecting sensitive data. Sometimes that interchange of words further complicates already complex matters. A recent article by Steve Touw explores the confusion surrounding encryption and redaction …
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 …
Continue reading “Humans, Tech, and Ethical Design: A Summit Reflection”
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”
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! This last week proved to be a harrowing one for our Executive Assistant. She has now found more places to hide in order to avoid copy-editing newsletter drafts; hence, this week’s letter will be shorter than usual. We will be back to normal operations by next week, …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Hat! Last week brought word of two data leaks from two major library vendors, Elsevier and Kanopy. Elsevier’s leak involved a server storing user credentials, including passwords, that was not properly secured. Kanopy’s leak involved an unsecured database storing website logs, including user activity. Both leaks involved library …
Welcome to this week’s Tip of The Hat! This week’s newsletter is inspired from last week’s #ChatOpenS Twitter chat about patron privacy, where the topic of #dataspringcleaning made its appearance. I’m starting the hashtag #dataspringcleaning — I need to do this in my personal life, too! https://t.co/ueVfafKDQ0 — Equinox OLI (@EquinoxOLI) March 13, 2019 Springtime …
LDH Consulting Services helps libraries and vendors navigate the intersection of library data and privacy. Why work with LDH Consulting Services? Library data is a valuable asset to libraries and vendors. Data enables decision-makers to provide quality programs, services, and collections to their patrons. The library that uses data effectively demonstrates their value to the …