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9:00am EST

Contemplating the Cookie Banner, and Other Tales from the SPARC Privacy and Surveillance Contract Language Working Group

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST

Laurel CD

Over the past several years, libraries have been increasingly aware of threats posed to patron data privacy by the abundance of collection, storage, and sharing technologies used by vendor e-resource platforms. Compounding the problem is the vague, opaque, often confusing privacy language in vendor contracts, ranging from complex data processing addenda to linked privacy policies and third-party terms of use. Too often, this language serves to limit or nullify the data privacy protections that libraries try to implement.

In response to these concerns, SPARC’s Privacy & Surveillance Contract Language Working Group is developing a range of practical tools to help libraries negotiate agreements that support the needs of users and protect their personal data. These tools include a negotiation guide for librarians focusing on privacy protections; a data privacy addendum with clear expectations for vendors on handling of library patron data (with vendor feedback from the pilot stage); as well as comprehensive reports on the data privacy practices of multinational vendors such as Elsevier and Springer. This session will give an overview of the group’s work in this area, with time for a robust Q&A about data privacy and surveillance in digital libraries.

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Speakers

Molly Rainard

Licensing & Acquisitions Manager, Auraria Library

Chris Pusateri

E-Resources Acquisitions & Licensing Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Laurel CD

Track 1

1:30pm EST

Lightning Talks

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST

Laurel CD

Collaborative Notes

Join this fast-paced session in which librarians, publishers, and tech/service providers have 5 minutes to tell you about a new product, idea, or process! Hear about the latest developments in the information community and share your questions and feedback.

Speakers

Esther Jackson

Scholarly Communication Technologies Librarian, Columbia University

Josh Dahl

SVP, Product + General Manager, ScholarOne, Silverchair

Josh Dahl is a seasoned leader in the scholarly publishing industry with over 20 years of experience and a proven track record of driving innovation and strategic growth in the academic and research sectors. Most recently, Josh served as the Senior Director of Product Management at... Read More →

Brian Ippolito

President/CEO, Contiem

Bill Kasdorf

Principal, Kasdorf & Associates, LLC

Bill Kasdorf, kasdorf.bill@gmail.com, is Principal of Kasdorf & Associates, LLC, focusing on editorial and production workflows, XML/HTML/EPUB modeling and specification, standards and best practices, and accessibility. He is a founding partner of Publishing Technology Partners. Bill is the W3C Global Publishing Evangelist and is active in the W3C Publishing@W3C work. He co-chairs NISO’s Accessibility Remediation Metadata (ARM) Working Group, is a member and Past President of SSP, and is also a member of BISG’s Workflow Working Group, IPTC, and the D... Read More →

Tim Lloyd

CEO, LibLynx

Tim Lloyd is founder and CEO of LibLynx, a company providing Identity, Access & Analytics solutions for online resources. His career spans several decades in a variety of product development and operational roles in online publishing, with a particular focus on developing innovative... Read More →

Shivendra Naidoo

Senior Engagement Lead - Vendor Development, ORCID

With over a decade of experience working in the Academic Publishing and Educational Technology industries, Shivendra is passionate about supporting Research and Scholarly Communications. He holds a BSc in Physics with Astrophysics, and postgraduate qualifications in Business, and... Read More →

Nadja Oertelt

Strategic Partnerships Manager, Center for Open Science

Heather Staines

Senior Consultant, Delta Think

I'm a consultant for scholarly publishers and vendors, and I am also Director of Community Engagement for the Delta Think Open Access Data & Analytics Tool. In my spare time I write musicals about metadata!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Laurel CD

Track 1