LFI Course Materials
Contents
- 1 Library Freedom Institute
- 1.1 General course information and resources
- 1.2 Schedule and curriculum
- 1.2.1 Schedule overview
- 1.2.2 Weekly curriculum
- 1.2.2.1 Week 1: Introduction
- 1.2.2.2 Week 2: Threat modeling and basics of teaching privacy
- 1.2.2.3 Week 3: Surveillance technology in our local communities
- 1.2.2.4 Week 4: Corporate power on the internet
- 1.2.2.5 Week 5: Conversation week
- 1.2.2.6 Week 6: Facial recognition and AI
- 1.2.2.7 Week 7: Cybersecurity for librarians
- 1.2.2.8 Week eight
- 1.2.2.9 Week nine
- 1.2.2.10 Week ten
- 1.2.2.11 Week eleven
- 1.2.2.12 Week twelve
- 1.2.2.13 Week thirteen
- 1.2.2.14 Week fourteen
- 1.2.2.15 Week fifteen
- 1.2.2.16 Week sixteen
- 1.2.2.17 Week seventeen
- 1.2.2.18 Week eighteen
- 1.2.2.19 Week nineteen
- 1.2.2.20 Week twenty
- 1.2.2.21 Week twenty one
- 1.2.2.22 Week twenty two
- 1.2.2.23 Week twenty three
- 1.2.2.24 Week twenty four
- 1.2.2.25 Week twenty five
- 1.2.2.26 Week twenty six
Library Freedom Institute
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.
On this page, you'll find materials that we're using for the current cohort. If you're looking for application materials and a timeline for the next cohort, [this is what you want https://libraryfreedomproject.org/lfi/].
General course information and resources
- Code of Conduct
- LFI message board: Most LFI discussion happens here. Anyone can read public posts on the board, but only LFI cohort members can post.
- LFI Github: We'll use this Github repo occasionally when we need to host large size documents.
- Riseup mailing list: a private list that cohort members get subscribed 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
Schedule overview
| Week | Dates | Real time lecture | Topic | Lecturer |
| 1 | May 20 - 26 | May 24th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Introduction to LFI | Alison |
| 2 | May 27 - June 2 | May 31st 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Introduction to threat modeling and teaching privacy | Alison |
| 3 | June 3 - 9 | June 7th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Surveillance technology in our communities | Kade Crockford, ACLU of Massachusetts |
| 4 | June 10 - 16 | June 14th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Corporate power on the internet | April Glaser, _Slate_ |
| 5 | June 17 - 23 | June 21st 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | ALA/conversation week | Alison |
| 6 | June 17 - 23 | June 28th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Facial recognition and other AI | Varoon Mathur, AI Now Institute |
| 7 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 8 | July 8 - 14 | July 12th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Digital redlining: the implications of discriminatory algorithms | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 9 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 10 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 11 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 12 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 13 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 14 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 15 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 16 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 17 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 18 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 19 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 20 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 21 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 22 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 23 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 24 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 25 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
| 26 | June 17 - 23 | July 5th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | Cybersecurity for librarians | Tracy Z. Maleeff, Cyber Analyst at GSK |
