The Right to Be Forgotten and Canadian Libraries

Description

In 2014, a Spanish lawyer successfully required Google Spain to modify its index so that certain websites were not included in search results for his name. Since then, this decision has both been lauded as a victory for privacy rights, as well as labelled a serious threat to freedom of expression and the public historical record.

 

From a library and information sciences perspective, the interesting question is whether this manipulation of search results conflicts with the professional and ethical obligations that we hold as librarians and information specialists to provide ethical access to information. And, from a more practical viewpoint, while not yet recognized in Canada, it has also started to have an impact on some of the work we do to preserve information, such as local newspaper digitization projects.

 

Learn more about this so-called “right to be forgotten” and how it might affect your library work in the future, as well as Canadian privacy law more generally.

 

Author

Julie Lavigne (she/her)
Conference

Conference Year

2021
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Source Library
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Find a Way: Understanding Access and Privacy Legislation

Description

Shannyn was a municipal councillor, library board trustee and local board member from 2013- 2017 when she became a privacy breach victim. With a unique work-related knowledge of access and privacy legislation, Shannyn embarked on a challenging journey to understand Alberta’s access and privacy legislation as it relates to public bodies and individuals' rights. Her experience as a trustee and breach victim can help public bodies such as libraries understand that serious consideration should be given to preparing privacy breach response plans, including communication strategies that are as open as possible. A good communication plan with the affected individuals is a cornerstone of an organization’s response to a privacy breach, but only if that plan is in place and tested before the breach occurs.
Learning Objectives:

  • Define how to recognize a privacy breach.
  • Examine the 5 step response plan.
  • Discover how to become a privacy champion for your library!

Author

Shannyn Rus

Conference Year

2019
Materials
Source Library
Presentation Topic

Service Dogs Are Not A Pet Project | A Guide to Being a Good Human

Author

Jocelynn Johnson

Description

Service dogs are increasingly visible in society, but do you know how to behave around one?
 
Jocelynn Johnson shares personal stories and provides tips for interacting with service animals and their humans.

Content

Jocelynn Johnson, is a Geospatial Analyst for the Government of Manitoba.
 
While part of an average Winnipeg family, at age seven Jocelynn went from having perfect hearing to being completely deaf overnight from meningitis. She became the first child in Manitoba to receive a cochlear Implant. In her twenties, she had to have it removed after a medical incident, effectively losing her hearing for a second time. As a result, she has gone between existing in the hearing world, the deaf world, and the grey area in-between.
 
Since receiving her Hearing Ear Service Dog nearly nine years ago, she has recognized a gap in education about service animals, and has strived to narrow this gap by educating formally or informally whenever possible. Jocelynn is the co-chair and founder of the Civil Servants with Abilities Network and a founder of the Deaf Professionals Network. She is also President of the Manitoba GIS Users Group.
 
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Resource Type (defunct)

Web Resource