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ERIC Number: EJ474677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0099-1333
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Online Patron Records and Privacy: Service vs. Security.
Fouty, Kathleen G.
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v19 n5 p289-93 Nov 1993
Examines issues regarding the privacy of information contained in patron databases that have resulted from online circulation systems. Topics discussed include library policies to protect information in patron records; ensuring compliance with policies; limiting the data collected; security authorizations; and creating and modifying patron records. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Data Collection, Databases, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Policy, Online Systems, Privacy, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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