Woodward, Jeannette A.

What every librarian should know about electronic privacy / Jeannette Woodward - Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007 - xv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.

Portrait of a library computer user -- Protecting library users from identity theft -- Privacy threats from the business world -- Protecting children and teenagers -- Government surveillance, data mining, and just plain carelessness -- RFID systems in libraries -- The challenge of library records : what to keep and how long to keep it -- The Patriot Act quandary : obeying the law and protecting library users -- Protecting electronic privacy : a step-by-step plan -- Education and advocacy

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Public access computers in libraries--United States
Internet access for library users--United States
Confidential communications--Library records--United States
Computer security--Law and legislation--United States
Data protection--Law and legislation--United States
Privacy, Right of--United States