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International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science Vol. 2(6), pp. 58–65, July, ISSN: 2360-7858 ©2014 Academic Research Journals
Full Length Research
Personal Information and Library Compliance with Fair Information Practice Principles
Omotunde Oluwatobi. I
Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria. Omotundetobi@yahoo.com. Phone Number: +2347067327037
Accepted 21 July 2014
Libraries are not only to provide information resources and
references for its users, but also has the responsibility to let
users know their rights in using its` resources and protecting their
rights. Although some libraries are protecting the privacy of their
patrons, yet libraries cannot ensure that personal information will
remain confidential. Hence, patrons must therefore have sufficient
information to make informed decisions about release of personnel
data. Education and orientation is a great way of enhancing privacy
policy among library personnel. This study will first summaries the
basic concepts of personal information in the context of the
library, followed by the possession of personal information in the
library, ways library can help protect patrons’ confidentiality and
further explore the importance of library privacy policies and
finally, suggests ways libraries can help handle patrons’ personal
information while complying with the fair information practice
principle.
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