CRASH COURSE: LIBRARIANSHIP

By: Amanda Caputo

AGENDA My Background Why I chose librarianship Core values of Librarianship CLA overview Wednesday, June 3rd –first day of CLA Thursday, June 4th – second day of CLA Friday, June 5th – third day of CLA

BACKGROUND BA (Honours) Psychology & Sociology

Cum laudeSociology award of ExcellenceThesis: Cosplay & Identity

MLIS Candidate 2016 Masters of Library and Information Science

WHY LIBRARIANSHIP? Disharmony between Psychology and

Sociology Uninterested in MA in either discipline Interested in utilizing my gained

knowledge

Therefore, librarianship!

But what type?

CORE VALUES OF LIBRARIANSHIP Access Confidentiality/Privacy Democracy Diversity Education & Lifelong learning Intellectual Freedom Preservation The Public Good Professionalism Service Social Responsibility

CLA Canadian Library Association 70th

Annual Conference & Trade Show Theme: Privacy and Security – Are you

open to the public?

WEDNESDAY

CLA INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM ADVISORY COMMITTEE STRATEGIC SESSION: GUARANTEEING LIBRARY ACCESS TO "ALL" EXPRESSION? HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2014 ANNUAL SURVEY OF CHALLENGES TO RESOURCES AND POLICIES IN PUBLICLY FUNDED CANADIAN LIBRARIES.

Issue dealing w intellectual freedom Challenge vs. Banning 9 year annual survey

Books27%

Manga26%

DVDs24%

Policy24%

Challenges to Library Materials

ESPRESSO BOOK MACHINE With access to, Espress

Net, a catalogue of millions of digital files the EBM can place a perfect-bound book into a patron’s hands within a few minutes (ideally)

In 2009, On Demand Books announced an agreement with the Google Books project

Not radical – Amazon doing it

CAVEATS Cost: 85-100k Issues around longevity and

serviceability Copyright fees - only printing public

domain books

IMPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARIES1. Lend the printed book, add to existing

collection (catalogue & make shelf ready)

2. Sell the book? 300-page book for $12 3. Acquisitions on-Demand 4. Digitization efforts well utilized (Project

Gutenberg)5. Fluidity between print to digital and

born-digital to print

OCLC: DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK: STEWARDSHIP IN A DIGITAL ERA

Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network (CGI DPN) won award for innovative technology from OCLC

working on debunking assumptions of digital stewardship

Mission: “ensuring long term viability of digital materials through geographically dispersed servers, protective measures against data loss and forward format migration”

Assumption LAC gets all information and saves it regardless of format

Truth Many are not collected because they rely on Digital Preservation Network. LAC focused on web harvesting and not providing access to documents.

Assumption Canada’s depository services program distributes all info products by GC

Truth Digital preservation is not a publisher and lots of publications are not available to them. TBS prioritizes HTML for accessibility.

Assumption All non-sensitive GC info is online and searchable via Google.

Truth Open government has been waiting for years to come about and information is only starting to become available now.

SOLUTION LOCKSS (lots of copies keep stuff safe) award winning, low cost, open course

digital preservation tool aimed at providing access digital content

First mechanism to apply traditional ownership library model to electric material

Brief info session: access vs. ownership Allows librarians to take custody of e-

content and provide access while computers or network connections are down

libraries are cooperating to ensure preserved content remains authentic and authoritative

Libraries are self reliant and self sustainable

CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM TOUR

THURSDAY

BEWITCHED, DIGITAL AND BEWILDERED: THE SURPRISING 21ST CENTURY WORLD OF LAC

Opening session suggested ways LAC could lead in

digital worldEngage with museums Open government – greater public visibility Engage in a nationally and internationally

in an open wayCGI DPN

TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THE FEDERAL LENS: OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES AT LAC 20 minute session Discussing challenges Copyright – LAC cannot seek each

individual copyright, therefore it is the responsibility of whomever sends the publication

Issues around crown copyright

BALANCING ACCESS, PRIVACY AND ADVOCACY WITHIN DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

Patron-driven acquisition = privacy issue

Informed consent – advised patron, offering information regarding online access and 3rd party companies through the library

Vendors – facilitate open conversation Specific streaming vendors

ZinioHoopla

THE LIBRARY FREEDOM PROJECT American based and inspired by Snowden Funded by the Knight foundation

(dedicated to informed and engaged communities) ($200k)

30 year old librarian, Alison Macrina Information literacy instructional sessions on understanding how toprevent mass surveillance Equip library computers to avoid privacy breaches, such as using https://duckduckgo.com/ Now, the grant will allow her to tailor sessions to each state

UPDATES ON LAC CANADA’S WEB HARVESTING PROGRAM: COLLECTING THE WEB AS A DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE. DIGITAL ARCHEOLOGY OF THE WEB

Can the internet be archived? Internet is a unique heritage

documentary of our social, political, cultural and economic history

Internet mining – Deep vs. Shallow crawls LAC does narrow but deep crawls to max

depth Thematic research collections – Olympics LAC has collected over 88.5 million

digital objects, more than 760 domains and 5.5 tb of data

Available online 2015

FRIDAY

THE INTERSECTION OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, PRIVACY LEGISLATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES IN CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS

Re Parkland Regional Library (24 June 2005), F 2005-003 online: AOIPCMonitoring key strokes, including banking info

after being told it was safe to access during non work hours

Collection not permitted under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Argued necessary to manage the employee based on concerns of productivity and working time

Commissioner found that the parkland library relied on section 33(c) of the act and had no authority

RECOMMENDATIONS Education + awareness sessions Information readily available in policy

and prints Code of ethics for staff on data

collection Be aware of 3rd party information

collection

LEADING IN THE DIGITAL WORLD: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADA’S MEMORY INSTITUTIONS Paradigm shift from where the digital

exists, to where digital is the means of which data is created, stored and archived

E-resources erode very quickly, unlike paper stored – therefore, the urgency

However, authenticity is shaky Canada is not leading the world in terms

of archives anymore:Scale – too many employers/resourcesFederal system - $$ going elsewhere Copyright law – largely untested for digital

age

Overall: Time is critical. Information is ephemeral. Canada is lagging behind.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION ONLINE

Problems SolutionsInternet rot EqualizationVolume AccessAuthenticity Crowd Sourcing

Engagement with public communities

14,169 Memory institutions within Canada.70% of those have fewer than 10 employees. Only 4 have more than 500 employees.

How can we lead with such numbers?

CLOSING THOUGHTS Canada has the ability to be a leader

once again Commitment Openness to partnership and

collaboration Urgency – the problem will only grow

Funding will follow. It will not lead.

OPENNESS: VIRTUE OR VICE? Speculative question: is it safe to have

information on the internet? specifically on children – studies show

they believe their privacy is protected but don’t know how to protect their privacy

Went to this one accidentally while looking for a talk on Academic Librarianship

RETHINKING FEDERAL LIBRARY SERVICES - A COLLABORATIVE MODEL

FSL – federal science library initiative Canadian Federal Library Strategic

Network Science Consortium – using enterprise

collaborative systems ILS – Innovative Sierra began in 2014 – launch to on-board in

Dec 2015

NAVIGATING THE TERRAIN OF PRIVACY, SECURITY, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Libraries– privacy policy should contain:What is being collectedHow is it usedHow long is it retainedContact us for complaints

Librarians as last and only line of defense for privacy and security

Access Copyright

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?

REFERENCES Alison Macrina | Movers & Shakers 2015 - Advocates. (2015).

Retrieved June 12, 2015. Arlitsch, K. (2011). The Espresso Book Machine: a change agent

for libraries. Library Hi Tech, 29(1), 62-72. Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network

2015 recipient of CLA/OCLC Award for Innovative Technology. (2015). Retrieved June 12, 2015, from http://www.oclc.org/en-CA/news/announcements/2015/CLA-OCLCAwardforInnovativeTechnology.html

Core Values of Librarianship. (2004). Retrieved June 12, 2015, from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/statementspols/corevalues#professionalism

Geitgey, T. (2011). The University of Michigan Library Espresso Book Machine experience. Library Hi Tech, 29(1), 51-61.

LOCKSS. (n.d.). Retrieved June 12, 2015, from http://www.lockss.org/