[Air-L] Next webinar on Information Equity Thursday, April 22, 12:30 EST

[Melissa Villa-Nicholas]

Dear Colleagues,


*Please join us for the last webinar in our Information Equity series: *


*Thursday, April 22 from 12:30-1:30 EST: *

“Listening at the Library: Surveillance in the Stacks Gets Smart”

Dr. Miriam Sweeney

   - School of Library & Information Studies
   - University of Alabama

https://events.uri.edu/event/listening_at_the_library_surveillance_in_the_stacks_gets_smart#.YHSJ5C1h23U



This webinar explores key privacy issues associated with emerging
technologies in library services and programming. Building on a recent
study about smart voice assistant integration in
libraries, Sweeney identifies important questions about patron data
collection, management, and use across the lifecycle of smart technologies.
Tracing these concerns raises important questions for libraries about the
need for proactive engagement with data privacy in advance of technology
adoption, and lays the groundwork for libraries to set a broader
professional agenda for data privacy that places community safety and tech
accountability at the center of library services.




Dr. Melissa Villa-Nicholas
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
University of Rhode Island
Pronouns: She/Hers
melissavillanicholas.net