Physical-Equivalent Privacy and the Ever Changing yet Same Privacy Landscape: Challenging Circumstances and Possible Paths for Consideration

Privacy should be a factor in every decision made around library services and the provision of resources. With staffing stretched to the breaking point, and only more so as a result of the pandemic, what strategies and tools could best help libraries ensure good privacy practices? This session will draw upon current scholarship, grant projects, and policy making in librarianship to highlight ways that librarians are engaging with these important issues. The panel features editors and authors from a special issue of Serials Librarian focused on library privacy. Highlights include discussing physical equivalent privacy, third-party tracking systems, and the development of model privacy license language for vendor negotiations. In this session, participants will talk about the latest concerns and what you might do in your library to assure your faculty, staff, and students that their privacy is front of mind.