[Michlib-l] browsing history and the "library record"

[Kristy Zeluff]

Is the browsing history of a patron on a public computer considered part of
their "library record"? It seems to me, the way the law is worded, that it
IS.

 

And if a minor patron is observed (by a staff member) engaging in risky (and
library rule-breaking) online behavior, can parents be contacted? This minor
patron does NOT have a signed Release of Minor Child's Library Record on
file.

 

All of our computers are filtered, so we do not require a signed release
form for minor patrons to use the computers.

 

Thanks in advance for clarification.

 

Kristy Zeluff, Children's Librarian

Vicksburg District Library

269-649-1648

kzeluff at vicksburglibrary.org

 

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