Book description
In the November/December issue of Library Technology Reports, the ALA
Office for Intellectual Freedom has assembled an all-star cast of
writers to explore the challenges to privacy that ongoing shifts in
technology have created, and how librarians can address them. Topics
Covered in this Issue: * Libraries, Technology, and the Culture of
Privacy by Barbara M. Jones * User-Generated Content by Eli Neiburger *
Internet Filtering by Sarah Houghton-Jan * Social Networking and the
Library by Jason Griffey * RFID in Libraries by Deborah Caldwell-Stone
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) is charged with implementing
the intellectual freedom policies of the American Library Association
through educating librarians and the public about the concept of
intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the
Association's basic policy on free access to libraries and library
materials. In order to meet its educational goals, the Office undertakes
information, support, and coordination activities. Jason Griffey is an
associate professor and head of library information technology at the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His latest book, Mobile
Technology and Libraries, is now available as a part of Neal Schuman's
Tech Set. Jason's previous book, Library Blogging, with Karen A Coombs,
is available through Amazon. He can be stalked obsessively at www.
jasongriffey. net and at Pattern Recognition, his personal blog. He is
the author of the American Libraries Perpetual Beta blog, and is also a
columnist for the ALA Techsource blog. Jason was named one of Library
Journal's Movers and Shakers in 2009 and is regularly invited to speak
on libraries, the social economy, mobile technology, and other
technology-related issues. He spends his free time with his daughter,
Eliza, reading, obsessing over gadgets, and preparing for the inevitable
zombie uprising.
