Librarians have a long history of protecting user privacy, but they have done seemingly little
to understand or influence the privacy policies of library resource vendors that increasingly …

Public and research libraries have long provided resources in electronic formats, and the
tension between providing electronic resources and patron privacy is widely recognized. But …

While the library profession has long defended readers' privacy, a public library patron's
personal information is no longer solely in the hands of intrepid librarians determined to …

In many scholarly disciplines, books-not articles-are the norm. As print runs become smaller,
the question arises whether publishing monographs in open access helps to make their …

Open access platforms and retail websites are both trying to present the most relevant
offerings to their patrons. Retail websites deploy recommender systems that collect data …

Applications of Web 2.0 tools are playing a significant role to enhance the best practices of
library activities as well as on-line digital reference services. The tools are becoming more …

Librarians face many challenges when dealing with issues of privacy within the mediated
space of social networking sites. Conceptually, social networking sites differ from libraries on …

Public libraries serve as crucial resources for the public to access information, with the
safeguarding of patrons' privacy being a longstanding and essential mission. This study …

Recent advances in information technology have paved a way of develo** a holistic
framework for academic librarianship. Within this framework, all related perspectives should …

The awareness of legal issues related to libraries among library professionals in Gujarat is
discussed in the current study. The research is based on an online survey of library …