Sandra J. Valenti is Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University, USA.Brady D. Lund is Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas, USA.Matthew A. Beckstrom is Systems Manager/Librarian at the Lewis and Clark Library in Helena, MT, USA.

A superb starting point that emphasizes the importance of library policies while simultaneously showing that policies cannot render the final solution when privacy issues arise.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Importance of Evidence-Based Practice in Information PolicyPart IGetting Our Boots on the Ground: The Dirty Work of Patron Privacy1ONEMissing/Unattended Items in the LibraryTWOPatron Records and the Anonymous CheckoutTHREEPhotography and Video Recording within the Library and Social Media PolicyFOURWhen Escalation Must Result in Calling the PolicePart IILibraries and Basic Computer Privacy63FIVELooking over Your Shoulder (Literally and Figuratively)SIXPrivacy and Security in the Virtual Library EnvironmentPart IIIEmerging Technologies: Where Are We Going (and What Should We Do about It)?87SEVENTracking Your Web UseEIGHTHow Public Computer Network Usage May Pose a ThreatNINELetting Your Library Get Stuck in the Dark WebGlossary139Additional ResourcesIndex

Sandra J. Valenti is Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University, USA.Brady D. Lund is Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas, USA.Matthew A. Beckstrom is Systems Manager/Librarian at the Lewis and Clark Library in Helena, MT, USA.

A superb starting point that emphasizes the importance of library policies while simultaneously showing that policies cannot render the final solution when privacy issues arise.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Importance of Evidence-Based Practice in Information PolicyPart IGetting Our Boots on the Ground: The Dirty Work of Patron Privacy1ONEMissing/Unattended Items in the LibraryTWOPatron Records and the Anonymous CheckoutTHREEPhotography and Video Recording within the Library and Social Media PolicyFOURWhen Escalation Must Result in Calling the PolicePart IILibraries and Basic Computer Privacy63FIVELooking over Your Shoulder (Literally and Figuratively)SIXPrivacy and Security in the Virtual Library EnvironmentPart IIIEmerging Technologies: Where Are We Going (and What Should We Do about It)?87SEVENTracking Your Web UseEIGHTHow Public Computer Network Usage May Pose a ThreatNINELetting Your Library Get Stuck in the Dark WebGlossary139Additional ResourcesIndex

Sandra J. Valenti is Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University, USA.Brady D. Lund is Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas, USA.Matthew A. Beckstrom is Systems Manager/Librarian at the Lewis and Clark Library in Helena, MT, USA.

A superb starting point that emphasizes the importance of library policies while simultaneously showing that policies cannot render the final solution when privacy issues arise.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Importance of Evidence-Based Practice in Information PolicyPart IGetting Our Boots on the Ground: The Dirty Work of Patron Privacy1ONEMissing/Unattended Items in the LibraryTWOPatron Records and the Anonymous CheckoutTHREEPhotography and Video Recording within the Library and Social Media PolicyFOURWhen Escalation Must Result in Calling the PolicePart IILibraries and Basic Computer Privacy63FIVELooking over Your Shoulder (Literally and Figuratively)SIXPrivacy and Security in the Virtual Library EnvironmentPart IIIEmerging Technologies: Where Are We Going (and What Should We Do about It)?87SEVENTracking Your Web UseEIGHTHow Public Computer Network Usage May Pose a ThreatNINELetting Your Library Get Stuck in the Dark WebGlossary139Additional ResourcesIndex