Διαδίκτυο, Βιβλιοθήκες και προστασία του απορρήτου
Part of : Τεκμήριον : επιστημονική επετηρίδα του Τμήματος Αρχειονομίας και Βιβλιοθηκονομίας ; Vol.6, No.1, 2006, pages 9-27
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Internet, libraries and confidentiality
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The paper describes the legal and ethical foundations of the librarian’s obligation to safeguard confidentiality. Cases such as the Library Awareness Program of the US FBI are analyzed, as well as the rules of the PATRIOT ACT, in relation to the strong resistance of the American librarians. The clash of values such as confidentiality v. public safety, as it appears in the environment of the library, is discussed. Differences between the Greek and American balancing of these values are presented. The paper ends with the important results of an international survey on librarianship values, in which the protection of the confidentiality of the patrons’ use of the library does not appear to play any really important role.
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