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Record Nr.

UNINA9910533890703321

Autore

Chmara Theresa

Titolo

Privacy and confidentiality issues [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for libraries and their lawyers / / Theresa Chmara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2009

ISBN

0-8389-9055-X

1-283-14802-1

9786613148025

0-8389-9054-1

1-4416-1908-9

0-8389-9818-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (102 p.)

Disciplina

344.73/092

Soggetti

Library legislation - United States

Library legislation - United States - States

Privacy, Right of - United States

Confidential communications - Library records - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

When do privacy and confidentiality issues arise? -- The First Amendment and other legal considerations -- Privacy, confidentiality, and the Internet -- State privacy and confidentiality statutes -- Minors' First Amendment rights and rights to privacy -- Federal laws -- Developing privacy policies.

Sommario/riassunto

Covering circulation and Internet use records, along with the role of the library as employer, this guide is librarians' first line of defense of the First Amendment.