ABSTRACT Librarians have long been advocates of protecting patron privacy but in the digital age this is more challenging than ever before. Some of the issues involved are technical but there are other issues as well. There are legal concerns and librarians need to understand what laws may impact their organizations. Librarians should review licensing agreements to ensure that they are satisfied with the terms and conditions relevant to the protection of patron privacy before agreeing to them. It is also important to keep up with some of the latest developments of privacy that can impact not only the use of library resources but that impact privacy on the Internet in general.

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图书馆和保护顾客隐私

摘要 长期以来，图书馆员一直倡导保护读者隐私，但在数字时代，这比以往任何时候都更具挑战性。所涉及的一些问题是技术问题，但也有其他问题。存在法律问题，图书馆员需要了解哪些法律可能会影响其组织。图书馆员应在同意之前审查许可协议，以确保他们对与保护读者隐私相关的条款和条件感到满意。跟上隐私的一些最新发展也很重要，这些发展不仅会影响图书馆资源的使用，还会影响互联网上的隐私。