Chapter 37 Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, readers should have a better understanding of:

• key information privacy concepts, as well as an awareness of laws that protect information privacy and laws that may limit information privacy;

• Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) and how these principles influence international agreements and guidelines to safeguard information privacy;

• threats to personal data, the role of government in improving cybersecurity, and basic measures information professionals can take to help ensure information privacy and security; and

• how and why information professionals should be involved in ensuring information privacy and assisting in cybersecurity efforts.

Chapter 37 Instructor PowerPoint

Downloadable PowerPoint presentation and PowerPoint notes for course instruction. These files are only accessible to instructors who have adopted Information Services Today: An Introduction (3rd ed) for their course. To request access, please click on the images below or email Sandy Hirsh.

Chapter 37 Discussion Questions

The following questions are included in the textbook.

1. How can information professionals increase privacy awareness?

2. How can information professionals take a greater role in information governance and security?

Handouts

The following documents are formatted to share with students as handouts.

Related Chapters

The following chapters are referenced in Chapter 37 and may assist in expanding your classroom instruction and discussions.

• Chapter 8: Literacy and Media Centers: School Libraries

• Chapter 11: Different Information Environments: Special Libraries and Information Centers

• Chapter 25: Managing Human Resources

• Chapter 29: Data Management, Analysis, and Visualization

• Chapter 32: Information Policy