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Going to the New England Archivist's Fall 2016 Meeting? Working towards earning
your DAS certificate? Make it a long weekend and register for SAA’s workshop on
“Privacy
and Confidentiality Issues in Digital Archives” on Thursday, October 13th
at Hampshire College. Take advantage of this workshop taught by instructor
Peter Hirtle who is known for his expert knowledge on addressing intellectual
property issues.
This course covers privacy and confidentiality legal issues specific to archives
of digital material. You'll examine the intersection of (and the tension
between) privacy/confidentiality, free speech and freedom to research/write,
and focus on how electronic records and the digital realm have altered the
scene. You'll look at privacy and confidentiality issues in the context of
third party rights, donors, special situations such as medical and education
records, national security legislation, and the overriding impact of the
digital world. Through case studies, you will examine specific situations
pertinent to the work of archivists. While participants should be familiar with
basic concepts of privacy and confidentiality, a brief review of the
development of these concepts will be provided to ground the discussion. The
focus of the day will be on how to think through and identify options for
resolving the most commonly-encountered privacy and confidentiality legal
issues around electronic records.
Early bird registration ends September 13th. For more information and to
register, visit http://saa.archivists.org/events/privacy-and-confidentiality-issues-in-digital-archives-1753/725/
Workshop: Privacy
and Confidentiality Issues in Digital Archives #1753 [A&D, DAS]
Instructor:
Peter Hirtle, Affiliate Fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society
at Harvard University
Thursday, October 13, 2016 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM