[Web4lib] [web4lib] survey on library website third partyanalytics privacy concerns

[Brian Gray]

I think most people consider ALA a provider of best practices and guidance,
while assisting to see that a profession has a similar foundation in
principles. Even those involved with ALA would not consider ALA a "leader"
but that those in the profession as the leaders. The power of ALA to drive
change and support specific libraries in their struggles has been well
documented.

Does anyone know if ALA has collected or made a any statement on Google
directly?

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com
bcg8 at case.edu


On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM, David - <davidslistservs at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Leaving aside the immediate issue of privacy, who cares what the ALA's code
> of
> ethics or bill of rights says about anything?
>
> Every library that I've worked for answered to a board of county
> commissioners,
> city council, or college administration.  I've yet to work for one that was
> administered by the ALA.
>
> Sure, the ALA occasionally has good ideas.  But it doesn't sign our
> paychecks or
> fund our libraries.  Our governing bodies do, and theirs are the only
> opinions
> that matter.
>
> My point is this: if the government body that funds and runs our library
> tells
> us to do X, and X violates the ALA code of ethics, does anyone actually
> think
> that quoting the ALA will matter one whit?  The ALA would like to think of
> itself as the leader of American libraries, but it isn't.  And we would do
> well
> to remember that.
>