Privacy in the digital library environment

Funded by ReSource: The Council for Museums Libraries and Archives

Project Head: Paul Sturges

Duration: July 2000 to December 2001

Description:

The project surveyed:
• The quantity and nature of personal information held in library digital information systems;
• The types of personal information digitally archived by libraries;
• Practices adopted by libraries in relation to user privacy;
• Levels of concern felt by library users regarding personal data.
The project developed a set of guidelines for good practice.

Publications:

Sturges, P., Teng, V., and Iliffe, U. (2001) User privacy in the digital library environment: a matter of concern for information professionals. Library Management, 22 (8/9), 364-370.

Sturges, P., Davies, E., Dearnley, J., Iliffe, U., Oppenheaim, C., and Hardy, R. (2003), User privacy in the digital library environment: an investigation of policies and preparaedness. Library Management, 24 (1/2), 44-50.

Contact: R.P.Sturges,
Department of Information Science,
Loughborough University,
Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3TU.

Tel: +44(0) 1509 223069
Fax: +44(0) 1509 223053