[Libs-Or] Library Bill of Rights Article Draft Update

[ALA Chapter Councilor]

>From ACRL blog <https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/16885>

The ALA Intellectual Freedom Manual Review Working Group, which reviewed
all documents in preparation for the next edition of the *Intellectual
Freedom Manual*, recommended consideration of updating the *Library Bill of
Rights* <http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill> in a narrow
manner to add an Article VII focused on the concept of ensuring privacy and
confidentiality for library users.

*The rationale:*

Article III of the *Code of Ethics* includes the protection of the library
users’ privacy and confidentiality as a responsibility of library staff’s
professional responsibilities; however, the right of library users to
privacy and confidentiality is not included in the * Library Bill of Rights*
.

The *Code of Ethics* provides ethical guidance to *library staff,* while
the *Library Bill of Rights *does not specifically include privacy and
confidentiality among its articles described as “basic policies” which
should govern the services of all libraries.

When adopted as policy by a library’s governing body, the *Library Bill of
Rights* can represent *the library’s promise *to the user.

In an era of big data, Facebook revelations, and tenuous privacy
protections and data security, the *Library Bill of Rights* should be
amended to include the expectation (and promise) that libraries protect
users’ privacy and maintain the confidentiality and security of their
personally identifiable information.

The Intellectual Freedom Committee would appreciate feedback on this
article draft by *Friday, December 21*. Feedback can be posted in the
following two ways:

   - Use this Google Doc link
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WpTtpZIrChVs_jhY90uSvMmzXL0hxPtnBld3aeWCzIM/edit>
   to post feedback to Google Doc draft. The IFC requests that you post
   comments on the document, rather than edit the document directly. To post a
   comment, select “Insert” in the top menu, and then click “Comment.”
   Comments may be posted anonymously (if you’re not signed into a Google
   account) or publicly (if you’re signed into your Google account).
   - Using “track changes,” add comments and edits to the attached Word doc
   draft. You can email them to me (glynnj at kenyon.edu) or post them as a
   comment to this ALA Connect post
   <https://connect.ala.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=1db9e140-c2ce-4284-b249-606707c0414f&CommunityKey=927d02c1-673b-4e91-9911-8fdf8dc3407f&tab=digestviewer#bm1db9e140-c2ce-4284-b249-606707c0414f>,
   and I’ll forward it to working group members.

The Intellectual Freedom Committee will make revisions to the drafts in
light of your suggestions and plans to distribute the documents to ALA
Council prior to the Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. The committee also plans
to present them at ALA Council Forum for further feedback.


-- 
Danielle Jones
*Oregon Library Association ALA Chapter Councilor*
*Teen and youth librarian at Multnomah County Library*
*My pronouns are she, her, hers*
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