Digital Safety and Privacy: Raising Awareness Through Library Outreach
- Conference Year
- Online Northwest 2018
- Session
- 1
- Type
- Breakout Session
- Presenters
- Madison Sullivan, University of Washington Seattle
- Hannah Rainey, North Carolina State University
- Will Cross, North Carolina State University
- Sonoe Nakasone, North Carolina State University
- Abstract
In the post-9/11 world, digital privacy and surveillance has continued to be an important concern in the US. With privacy as one of the ALA core values of librarianship, how can you and your library raise awareness of digital safety and digital privacy among your communities? This presentation will discuss digital safety outreach and instruction initiatives at the University of Washington Libraries and at North Carolina State University Libraries. Participants will leave with achievable ideas and inspiration for implementing digital safety outreach and instruction at their own institutions.
- Learning Outcomes
- Participants will leave with an understanding of why privacy matters to libraries and librarians, and the communities they serve
- Participants will leave with outreach and instruction ideas for raising awareness of digital safety and digital privacy at their institutions
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