[CALIBK12] Patron History

[Doyle_Tony]

Turning off Patron History does not prevent the system from storing the data.  It just makes it a little more difficult to access.  A school would still have to extract the data in the face of a subpoena.
 
At my school, my assistant and I both have access to Aeries.  We need it to download class lists for Accelerated Reader, to import new patron, and find students' classes to deliver notices.  We can also see grades, discipline records, etc.  I believe it is very much a trust issue.  
 
Ironically, my district doesn't trust me to set the temperature in the library.  Go figure!
 
Tony
 
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Livingston High School
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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu on behalf of Thomas C Nixon
Sent: Tue 9/4/2007 9:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Patron History



I think, in this case, it may not be a trust issue. It sounds like
fall-out from the Patriot Act. Some libraries and library systems have
made the decision not to release information about what people are
reading. What some have done, among other things, is turn off patron
history.

While the discussion of whether that is good or bad can likely wait for
another day, this is an issue that all library folks should address.


Tom Nixon

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