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=== Library Freedom Institute ===  
 
=== Library Freedom Institute ===  
  
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Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is a privacy-focused six-month program for librarians to teach them the skills necessary to thrive as Privacy Advocates; from educating community members, to installing privacy software, to influencing public policy.
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Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is a training program for library workers focused on privacy, intellectual freedom, and critical technology. We teach librarians the skills necessary to support information democracy in the 21st Century; from educating community members, to installing privacy software, to influencing local policy.
  
 
==== General course information and resources ====  
 
==== General course information and resources ====  
  
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* [https://vimeo.com/manage/folders/20883202 Lecture video links]
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* [NEED LINK] Lecture video links]
 
* [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_Course_Materials/Code_of_Conduct Code of Conduct]
 
* [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_Course_Materials/Code_of_Conduct Code of Conduct]
 
* Discord: A discussion platform that cohort members get invited to when LFI begins.  
 
* Discord: A discussion platform that cohort members get invited to when LFI begins.  
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* [https://github.com/alisonLFP/libraryfreedominstitute/ LFI Github]: We'll use this Github repo occasionally when we need to host large documents.
 
 
* Zoom video conference room: A private Zoom room that cohort members get the address to when LFI begins.
 
* Zoom video conference room: A private Zoom room that cohort members get the address to when LFI begins.
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* [https://github.com/alisonLFP/libraryfreedominstitute/tree/master/LFI2/resources LFI/LFP logos, slide templates, and some other resources]
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=== Schedule and curriculum ===
 
=== Schedule and curriculum ===
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|| 1 || TBD || Introduction to this course and each other ||
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|| 2 || TBD || What is information democracy? And what are the problems we face? ||
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|| 3 || TBD || Threats to speech and privacy in libraries (and their origins) and threat modeling ||
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|| 4 || TBD || What are we fighting for? Messaging and talking points ||
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|| 5 || TBD || Policies and practices ||
 
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|| 1 || May || May 17th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific || Introduction to LFI|| Tess
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|| 6 || TBD || Vendor issues ||  
 
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|| 2 || June || June 21st 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific || Privacy in the Library || Tess, guest speaker Sarah Lamdan
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|| 7 || TBD || Technology for liberation, or at least just better passwords ||  
 
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|| 3 || July || July 19th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific || Talking About Privacy || Tess
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|| 8 || TBD || Technology practices and strategies, second week ||
 
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|| 4 || August || August 16th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific || Privacy Talking Points || Tess
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|| 9 || TBD || HOLD FOR IN PERSON WEEKEND||
 
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|| 5 || September || September 13th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific || Privacy Tools and Strategies || Tess
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|| 10 || TBD || HOLD FOR OFF WEEK FOLLOWING IN PERSON WEEKEND||
 
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|| 6 || October || October 18th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific || Teaching and Advocating || Tess
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|| 11 || TBD || Privacy audits and resisting data for data's sake, new data-driven business models, and making information democracy into a sustainable long term practice ||
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|| 12 || TBD || Who benefits from surveillance and censorship? Tech billionaires and others we are up against ||
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|| 13 || TBD || Did we miss anything? Policing, artificial intelligence, social media, reproductive health and privacy, anti-doxxing, immigrant threat models? ||
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|| 14 || TBD || Closing week and final project presentations ||
 
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===== Monthly curriculum =====
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===== Weekly curriculum =====
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====== [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_2024/Month_1 Month 1: Introduction to LFI] ======
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====== [WEEK 1 LINK] ======
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====== [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_2024/Month_2 Month 2: Privacy in the Library] ======
 
  
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====== [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_2024/Month_3 Month 3: Talking About Privacy] ======
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====== [WEEK 2 LINK] ======
  
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====== [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_2024/Month_4 Month 4: Privacy Talking Points] ======
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====== [WEEK 3 LINK] ======
  
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====== [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_2024/Month_5 Month 5: Privacy Tools and Strategies] ======
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====== [WEEK 4 LINK] ======
  
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====== [https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/LFI_2024/Month_6 Month 6: The Broader Surveillance Landscape] ======
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====== [WEEK 5 LINK] ======
  
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====== [WEEK 6 LINK] ======
  
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====== [WEEK 7 LINK] ======
  
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====== [WEEK 8 LINK] ======
  
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    1.2.2.1 Week 1: Introduction to this course and each other
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====== [WEEK 9 LINK] ======
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    1.2.2.2 Week 2: Threat modeling and privacy basics
 
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    1.2.2.3 Week 3: Privacy policies
 
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    1.2.2.4 Week 4: Vendors
 
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    1.2.2.5 Week 5: OFF WEEK
 
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    1.2.2.6 Week 6: Talking about privacy to library stakeholders
 
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    1.2.2.7 Week 7: Cybersecurity basics and privacy for public computer environments
 
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    1.2.2.8 Week 8: Analytics in libraries and the push for data to demonstrate value
 
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    1.2.2.9 Week 9: Privacy audits, and making privacy work into a sustainable ongoing practice
 
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    1.2.2.10 Week 10: Closing talk and presentations
 
  
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====== [WEEK 10 LINK] ======
  
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    1.2.2.1 Week 1: Introduction to this course and each other
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====== [WEEK 11 LINK] ======
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    1.2.2.2 Week 2: Threat modeling and privacy basics
 
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    1.2.2.3 Week 3: Transformative environments for teaching and learning
 
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    1.2.2.4 Week 4: Privacy tools and strategies 101
 
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    1.2.2.5 Week 5: Communicating about privacy
 
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    1.2.2.6 Week 6: Anti-doxxing, harassment of marginalized communities, intimate partner privacy
 
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    1.2.2.7 Week 7: Academic surveillance and student privacy issues
 
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    1.2.2.8 Week 8: Reproductive and health privacy
 
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    1.2.2.9 Week 9: Police surveillance and social media
 
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    1.2.2.10 Week 10: Staying engaged in privacy advocacy
 
  
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====== [WEEK 12 LINK] ======
  
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intellectual freedom topics
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====== [WEEK 13 LINK] ======
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problem definition
 
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Messaging
 
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Policy
 
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Coalition building
 
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Staff support
 
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Training
 
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Board
 
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Legislative
 
  
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====== [WEEK 14 LINK] ======
  
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creating programming
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===== In-person weekend subjects =====
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policies and practices
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* Powermapping
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staff training
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* Teaching and training others (staff and patrons)
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influencing stakeholders at higher levels
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* Building coalitions for support
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* Final project work

Latest revision as of 18:42, 14 January 2025

Library Freedom Institute[edit]

Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is a training program for library workers focused on privacy, intellectual freedom, and critical technology. We teach librarians the skills necessary to support information democracy in the 21st Century; from educating community members, to installing privacy software, to influencing local policy.

General course information and resources[edit]

  • [NEED LINK] Lecture video links]
  • Code of Conduct
  • Discord: A discussion platform that cohort members get invited to when LFI begins.
  • Zoom video conference room: A private Zoom room that cohort members get the address to when LFI begins.


Schedule and curriculum[edit]

Schedule overview[edit]
Week Date and time Topic Lecturer
1 TBD Introduction to this course and each other
2 TBD What is information democracy? And what are the problems we face?
3 TBD Threats to speech and privacy in libraries (and their origins) and threat modeling
4 TBD What are we fighting for? Messaging and talking points
5 TBD Policies and practices
6 TBD Vendor issues
7 TBD Technology for liberation, or at least just better passwords
8 TBD Technology practices and strategies, second week
9 TBD HOLD FOR IN PERSON WEEKEND
10 TBD HOLD FOR OFF WEEK FOLLOWING IN PERSON WEEKEND
11 TBD Privacy audits and resisting data for data's sake, new data-driven business models, and making information democracy into a sustainable long term practice
12 TBD Who benefits from surveillance and censorship? Tech billionaires and others we are up against
13 TBD Did we miss anything? Policing, artificial intelligence, social media, reproductive health and privacy, anti-doxxing, immigrant threat models?
14 TBD Closing week and final project presentations
Weekly curriculum[edit]
[WEEK 1 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 2 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 3 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 4 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 5 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 6 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 7 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 8 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 9 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 10 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 11 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 12 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 13 LINK][edit]
[WEEK 14 LINK][edit]
In-person weekend subjects[edit]
  • Powermapping
  • Teaching and training others (staff and patrons)
  • Building coalitions for support
  • Final project work
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