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   ##  Library Analytics — Proving Value While Maintaining Privacy 

   [White paper](/taxonomy/term/126)    | 28 January 2022  

 This complimentary white paper explores the topic of privacy in library analytics while presenting best practices and solutions which can help a library improve its library analytics approach.



  

 

 ### Libraries have arrived at a crossroad…

Continue the traditional role, focusing on common library metrics, or evolve into a central information provider. But, with this evolution comes a need to protect user privacy and ensure data security. This white paper will explore:

- History of privacy regulations and how it has shaped user information within library data
- The challenges and solutions to leveraging big data to extend the library’s influence
- Best practices to upholding privacy within library data



 

   
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