Library Privacy Guidelines

The Library Privacy Guidelines are intended to assist libraries and vendors of all types to develop best practices for online privacy, data management, and security. These guidelines are designed to balance the need to protect user privacy with the needs of libraries to collect user data and provide personalized services. The Library Privacy Checklists are a companion tool that can be used to implement these guidelines.

• Library Privacy Guidelines for Assistive Technology
• Library Privacy Guidelines for Vendors
• Library Privacy Guidelines for Data Exchange Between Networked Devices and Services
• Library Privacy Guidelines for Public Access Computers and Networks
• Library Privacy Guidelines for Library Websites, OPACs, and Discovery Services
• Library Privacy Guidelines for Library Management Systems
• Library Privacy Guidelines for Students in K-12 Schools

Comments and suggestions can be sent to Deborah Caldwell Stone, Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom.