Self-Evaluation

  1. Which kind of information about a patron deserves no privacy/confidentiality protection?
     
    1. staff knowledge of illegal computer activity
    2. the titles of materials used
    3. the subject of reference questions
    4. interlibrary loan requests

  2. Good guidelines for establishing library record policies include:
     
    1. collect the minimum amount of personal information needed
    2. destroy any personal information as soon as it is no longer needed
    3. make protection of personal information a high priority in your library
    4. limit the sharing of borrowers' names of popular books only to long-time, trusted patrons
    5. all of the above
    6. a. and c. only
    7. a., b., and c.

  3. True / False.  Everyone who greets the public should be prepared to follow a court order for library records which is delivered by a law enforcement officer.

  4. True / False.  A library staff member's response to the USA PATRIOT Act should not differ from the general guidelines given to protect privacy and confidentiality.