Partner Event | Ethics, Legalities, and Practicalities: Privacy in Academic Libraries

Academic libraries operate at the intersection of competing privacy obligations - legal mandates under state library confidentiality statutes and FERPA, institutional data governance requirements, and the profession's own ethical commitments to intellectual freedom and patron confidentiality. But what happens when these frameworks don't align, or when the platforms and tools libraries depend on introduce data practices that complicate compliance or compromise values? This webinar will help you navigate the complexity and understand what the law requires, what the profession expects, and how to make sound decisions about day-to-day practicalities.

Presenters

Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is Professor and Coordinator for Research Professional Development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Through her leadership of the IMLS-funded Prioritizing Privacy: Data Ethics Training for Library Professionals and the Mellon-funded Licensing Privacy grants, Lisa has contributed frameworks, curricula, and related resources to help library professionals and institutions navigate privacy in an increasingly complex information environment. She has also contributed to privacy-related programs and services of ALA, NISO, and STM. 

Sarah Lamdan is the Executive Director at ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. She is an attorney and librarian. Before joining ALA, Sarah was a Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law, specializing in administrative law, data privacy, and information law. She has also served as a librarian in various academic and private law libraries. Her work has been featured in Library Quarterly, Georgetown Law Technology Review, and NYU's Review of Law & Social Change. Her book, Data Cartels, was published by Stanford University Press in 2022.

More information

Thank you for registering for this webinar, made available to you via Minitex's membership in the Professional Development Alliance of Consortia.

This webinar will be hosted by the Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). You will receive further details regarding your attendance from CARLI. If you require assistance or further information, please contact support@carli.illinois.edu.