The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom has established Choose Privacy Week, May 2-8, to help libraries work with their communities around these complicated but vital issues. Privacy has long been a cornerstone of library services in America and a freedom that librarians defend every day.

Choose Privacy Week invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. The campaign gives libraries the tools they need to educate and engage users, and gives individuals the resources to think critically and make more informed choices about their privacy.

Choose Privacy Week Video from 20K Films on Vimeo.

Resources:

• Choose Privacy Week Resource Guide includes school library lesson plans.
• Civic Engagement Materials: Tools for libraries to moderate community discussions on privacy.
• Promotional Materials: Purchase posters, bookmarks, buttons, and resource guide
• One-page Privacy Handout
• Word Search: Free downloadable PDF word search, focusing on “Computers and Privacy.”
• Programming Ideas
• Web Banners and Graphics
• Position Paper and Press Material

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Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy from Knight Foundation on Vimeo.

In October 2009 the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its report.  The report itself is over 100 pages and worth reading.  It is available to download as a pdf or to read online. If you just want the bottom line, you can see just the recommendations it makes or the ones that especially pertain to libraries.Similar Posts:

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1. Just call me Tenzing Norbook, I guess. Toby Greenwalt’s response to Seth Godin’s post about libraries and the discussion that takes place in the comments.
2. 2010: The Only Year of the E-Reader great article from Fast Company on why, despite the awesomeness of many of the new ereaders, they wont be sticking around long.
3. Top Innovators Practice 5 Skills the Rest of Us Don’t if you can stand yet another article about innovation the 5 skills are something we should all be doing, innovator or not.
4. To Know the Library Is To Love the Library — But Who Knows the Library? Toby’s article on the Huffington Post
5. A Taxonomy of Reflection: Critical Thinking For Students, Teachers, and Principals (Part I)
6. How to remove yourself from a Twitter List – lets face it, check what twitter lists you’re on is just one more part of being aware of your online identity, if you show up on one you don’t like you have some options
7. Perpetual Beta – a new blog from Jason Griffey and American Libraries, about technology of course.
8. Protecting Reputations Online in Plain English – another fine video from the guys at CommonCraft
9. The Alexander Graham Bell Guide to Changing the World – ideas are good, action is better.
10. All the ones from ALA Learning – blog authors introduction & interviews, and two new bloggers! Buffy Hamilton and Lauren Pressley!

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Part of my fascination is due to the great example of transliteracy this provides. It is providing information through multiple media formats. We often see text in videos or on images.  We are used to seeing videos embedded on websites and blogs. This does seem like the next logical step. But I wonder if it will really take off, maybe for a small market

I’d like to see this affect ereaders, they can display text and images, and we are all waiting for color, why not video too?

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These 3 are my favorite (although it was hard to pick)

Take time off – I’ve said it before you need your down time but I’m always happy to point out when others say the same thing.  :-)

Don’t believe the hype – I included this one because Chris says – by over night success I mean 10 years of hard work.

Here’s another bag of money – on excuses. We all make excuses that become between us and our goals. Decide what your priorities are. Stop making excuses.
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Library 101 is more than just a video, it’s a project with a website that includes essays from libraryland leaders about what Library 101 means to them.  It also has a great source page that lists 101 Things to Know.

Disclosure: I’m in the video and listed in the blogs on the Things to Know page (no pressure right?)

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