Guidelines & Checklists

The Library Privacy Guidelines and Checklists are intended to assist libraries and vendors of all types to develop and implement best practices for online privacy, data management, and security. They are designed to balance the need to protect user privacy with the needs of libraries to collect user data and provide personalized services.

Several additional guidelines are available that were created for specific privacy cases in the library. These guidelines do not have corresponding checklists.

• Guidelines on Contact Tracing, Health Checks, and Library Users’ Privacy (2020)
• Video Surveillance in the Library Guidelines (2020)
• Guidelines for Reopening Libraries During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
• RFID in Libraries: Privacy and Confidentiality Guidelines (2019)