Scope

This list aims to provide LOUIS member libraries with the resources to understand relevant privacy concerns and develop their own privacy policies.

Resources

ALA Privacy Policies and Resources

Admin. (2022, February 9). Privacy. Advocacy, Legislation & Issues. Retrieved April 13, 2022, from https://www.ala.org/advocacy/privacy 

• Core Values - ALA’s guiding principles regarding patron privacy 
• Questions & Answers - FAQs regarding privacy concerns within the library 
• Privacy Field Guides - hands-on exercises to assist with creating a more privacy-focused library 
• Privacy Guidelines & Checklists - guidelines and checklists for libraries and vendors to assist with developing best practices for online privacy, data management, and security 
• Privacy Audits - procedures used to ensure that the organization’s privacy and confidentiality goals are supported by its practices 
• Students & Minors - lists privacy rights and expectations for students and minors 
• Laws & Law Enforcement Inquiries – provides information for how libraries should respond to information requests from law enforcement 
• Training & Programming – resources for library staff and patrons that teach users about privacy 
• Become an Advocate – provides information for ways libraries can promote patron privacy 

Louisiana Privacy Laws

Louisiana revised statutes tit. 44, § 13. Findlaw. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2022, from https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-44-sect-13.html 

Tools for creating a privacy policy

• Library Privacy Policy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Privacy Policy Rutgers University Library
• Privacy Policy San Francisco Public Library
• Library Privacy Policy Template Library Freedom
• Library Privacy Guidelines ALA
• Library Privacy Checklists ALA 
• Developing or Revising a Library Privacy Policy ALA
• Implementation of Privacy Policies and Procedures ALA

Other Resources

Library policy development: General. LibGuides. (n.d.). Retrieved March 10, 2022, from https://libguides.ala.org/librarypolicy 

Library privacy guidelines for assistive technology. Choose Privacy Every Day. (2020, April 21). Retrieved May 13, 2022, from https://chooseprivacyeveryday.org/resources/guidelines-checklists-for-libraries/library-privacy-guidelines-for-assistive-technology/ 

Vendor privacy policy statements

• Library Privacy Policy Guidelines for Vendors ALA

LOUIS privacy policies and licensing principles

Symphony 3.7.1 Helps - Getting Information and Statistics from Your System’s Logs (requires SirsiDynix Support Center login):  Documentation for SirsiDynix’s WorkFlows Client for the Java Platform™ software. Search the index for "Getting Information and Statistics from Your System’s Logs" to learn more about what types of logs are created in Symphony and how you can manage them.

Hoon, P. (2018). LOUIS Electronic Resource Licensing Principles. LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://louislibraries.org/ld.php?content_id=43031171 

LOUIS Websites Privacy Policy: overviews LOUIS’s configuration of Google Analytics for the LOUIS Website and member’s Sirsi Enterprise sites

Removing Users from Sirsi Symphony (requires LOUIS Task Portal login): best practices for periodically removing users