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* No Tech for ICE campaign: https://notechforice.com/lawletter/
 
* No Tech for ICE campaign: https://notechforice.com/lawletter/
 
* LexisNexis to provide giant database of personal info to ICE: https://theintercept.com/2021/04/02/ice-database-surveillance-lexisnexis/
 
* LexisNexis to provide giant database of personal info to ICE: https://theintercept.com/2021/04/02/ice-database-surveillance-lexisnexis/
*http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2021/ethical-financial-stewardship/
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* Ethical financial stewardship: one library's examination of vendor business practices (co-authored by Lorelle Gianelli, who is in this course!!!!): http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2021/ethical-financial-stewardship/
  
 
==== Some vendor privacy policies ====
 
==== Some vendor privacy policies ====

Revision as of 17:42, 4 June 2021

Week 4: Vendors

Overview

While librarians have always considered privacy among our most sacred core values, our in-library practices leave a lot to be desired. Recent privacy issues with vendors like Kanopy, Lynda.com, and Gale Analytics have brought to light the abysmal privacy practices of library vendors. And while it's easy to criticize these outside parties, our internal privacy policies could also use a lot of work.

Readings

Some vendor privacy policies

Discussion

TBD

Tasks

  • Lecture, readings, discussion forum
  • Schedule final project checkin with Alison