Article
We Can’t All Be Rock Stars: Reaching a Mass Audience with the Message of Library Privacy
Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
DOI
10.5860/jifp.v2i1.6251
Disciplines
Abstract
Are library privacy rights under assault again?
Possibly. A new administration in Washington is sending signals that heavy-handed federal guidelines concerning library data may be on the way again. After the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington DC, a group of librarians known as the Connecticut Four stood up to onerous provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act, a brave feat but one of relative anonymity.
In this new era, do libraries need a face or a campaign to elevate the fight for privacy in the eyes of the general public? This paper will argue "yes," and conclude with some thought on how such a campaign might manifest itself.
Citation Information
Jessica Garner. "We Can’t All Be Rock Stars: Reaching a Mass Audience with the Message of Library Privacy" Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy Vol. 2 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 8 - 10 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jessica-garner/13/