Review of Managing Data for Patron Privacy: Comprehensive Strategies for Libraries by Kristin Briney and Becky Yoose

Abstract

This review critiques Managing Data for Patron Privacy: Comprehensive Strategies for Libraries by Kristin Briney and Becky Yoose. Briney and Yoose's book structures considerations for patron data privacy around the data lifecycle, utilizing data management concepts. It addresses a selection of areas where librarians can introduce protocols for minimizing data breach risks through improving data management skills. In the broader context of library data stakeholders, it situates library policy and training through practical guidance and scenario-based examples.

Keywords

• data management
• privacy
• confidentiality
• patron data