Category Archives: Privacy

Come What May

Posted on January 9, 2017 by cbecker53

None of us really knows what will happen next. We should always be prepared. But we’re not. Not always.

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Libraries Care About Privacy

Posted on January 19, 2016 by cbecker53

Libraries care about your privacy. They really do. It’s one of our core values. It always has been, long before this crazy thing called the internet came along, and long before companies knew just about everything about you, and hackers … Continue reading →

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Libraries Care About Your Privacy

Posted on November 4, 2014 by cbecker53

In this crazy world, we are giving away information about ourselves online all the time.  I heard that younger people don’t think anything of it, because they think it’s “always been that way.”  Maybe they don’t care about their privacy, … Continue reading →

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Why Privacy Matters

Posted on July 11, 2014 by cbecker53

Privacy does matter, and libraries should be proud of the fact that we value and protect privacy.  Especially since other entities are whittling away at individual privacy: So much of the discussion of late around privacy centers on its tradeoffs … Continue reading →

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Surprise!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by cbecker53

The Pew Research Center recently published 7 Surprises About Libraries in Our Surveys, in which they share “some surprising facts about what Americans think of libraries and the way they use them.” I think you’ll find the list interesting, and … Continue reading →

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Making Customers Work Too Hard

Posted on May 14, 2012 by cbecker53

Today’s post in The M Word blog struck a chord with me.  Here’s the start: May I Vent? If I go to one more library’s website that doesn’t include the director’s name, I am going to SCREAM. I get it.  … Continue reading →

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