Along with Bonnie Tijerina, I’m pleased to announce the release of our final report for the IMLS-funded project “Library Values & Privacy in our National Digital Strategies: Field guides, Convenings, and Conversations.” The UW-Milwaukee Center for Information Policy Research, in partnership with Data… Read More
The first-ever “Library Values & Privacy Summit” was convened at the Data & Society Research Institute in New York City on May 3-4, 2018 as the culminating event for the IMLS-funded project “Library Values & Privacy in our National Digital Strategies: Field… Read More
As part of the IMLS-funded project on “Library Values & Privacy in our National Digital Strategies,” CIPR director Michael Zimmer and Data & Society’s Bonnie Tijerina convened a group of 30 library privacy advocates at ALA Annual in Chicago to attend a “Privacy… Read More
In 2015, CIPR engaged in a pilot research study to help us understand how libraries are implementing third-party cloud computing services, how these implementations might impact patron privacy, and how libraries are responding to these concerns. The pilot study focused on… Read More
The Center for Information Policy Research has been awarded a National Leadership Grants for Libraries award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for the project “Library Values & Privacy in our National Digital Strategies: Field guides, Convenings, and… Read More
UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies professor Dr. Nadine Kozak and CIPR Director Dr. Michael Zimmer have received funding from the UW-Milwaukee “Research Growth Initiative” internal grant program to launch a new research project called: “Assessing the Implementation of CIPA-Mandated Internet Filtering in U.S. Public… Read More
CIPR director Michael Zimmer has been appointed Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (JIFP), published by the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom. Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy incorporates many of the features of the Newsletter… Read More
Please join us for a CIPR Research Lunch on Sept 7, 2016, featuring Dr. Peter Lor Libraries Promoting Peace: Cherished Illusion or Opportunity for Action? Dr. Peter Lor Adjunct Professor, School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee Wednesday, September 7, 2016 12:00 –… Read More
CIPR director Michael Zimmer will be contributing to an American Library Association (ALA) webinar on “Raising Privacy Awareness in Your Library and in Your Community” in preparation for Choose Privacy Week (May 1-7, 2016). From the ALA’s announcement: Is your library preparing to observe Choose… Read More
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO), a non-profit standards organization that develops, maintains and publishes technical standards related to publishing, bibliographic and library applications, has been awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a Consensus Framework… Read More