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2pm-5pm, SOM 222
Allen Smith Scholar 2018 Event
Few institutions have been more directly or more thoroughly challenged by digital technology than libraries. From card catalogs to books themselves, the Internet is reshaping the modern library. In the process, libraries (and library staff) have been forced to contend with a wide range of complicated legal issues, ranging from public access to adult materials online to the privacy of patron borrowing records. At the same time, librarians must now be mindful of the personal risks that arise from their own use of the Internet. A panel of experts will discuss cutting-edge Internet legal issues for libraries, followed by a presentation by author and digital safety expert Frederick Lane on Cybertraps for Librarians.
This session will be on the topic of privacy, surveillance, and cybersecurity. Again, this will start with the panel session, followed by a longer address and Q&A with Fred.Panelists for the Friday session include Kade Crockford of the ACLU; Jessamyn West, a noted technologist and librarian; SLIS alum and Director of Technology at Brookline Public Library Callan Bignoli; and SLIS Alum and Reference Librarian at Bentley University Matthew van Sleet.