For immediate release | September 13, 2023

New from ACRL - “Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries”

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CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “,” edited by Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Alexandria Chisholm, which collects practical ways to incorporate privacy literacy into your instruction and practice.

Privacy is not dead: Students care deeply about their privacy and the rights it safeguards. They need a way to articulate their concerns and guidance on how to act within the complexity of our current information ecosystem and culture of surveillance capitalism.

"Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries" can help you teach privacy literacy, evolve the privacy practices at your institution, and re-center the individuals behind the data and the ethics behind library work. Divided into four sections:

  • What is Privacy Literacy?
  • Protecting Privacy
  • Educating about Privacy
  • Advocating for Privacy

Chapters cover topics including privacy literacy frameworks; digital wellness; embedding a privacy review into digital library workflows; using privacy literacy to challenge price discrimination; privacy pedagogy; and promoting privacy literacy and positive digital citizenship through credit-bearing courses, co-curricular partnerships, and faculty development and continuing education initiatives. "Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries" provides theory-informed, practical ways to incorporate privacy literacy into library instruction and other areas of academic library practice.

“Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries: Theories, Methods, and Cases” is available for purchase in and as an through the Online Store; in print through Amazon.com; and by telephone order at (866) 746-7252 in the U.S. or (770) 442-8633 for international customers.

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The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is the higher education association for academic libraries and library workers. Representing nearly 8,500 individuals and libraries, ACRL (a division of the ϲʿapp) develops programs, products, and services to help those working in academic and research libraries learn, innovate, and lead within the academic community. Founded in 1940, ACRL is committed to advancing learning, transforming scholarship, and creating diverse and inclusive communities. Find ACRL on the , , , , and .

Contact:

Erin Nevius

Content Strategist

ACRL

enevius@ala.org