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I would feel so violated if I accidentally left very personal handwritten notes in a library book that I returned, then have the library scan it and very public

I would feel so violated if I accidentally left very personal handwritten notes in a library book that I returned, then have the library scan it and very publicly turn it into social media fodder. These notes are not for any of us to read.

gameman144 3y ago
I had the same reaction. Having one person read some personal info I'd accidentally forgotten would be one thing, but blasting it for the world to see just seems sort of disrespectful. Granted, I'm also not a big personal social media guy in general, so maybe that's just my bias peeking through.
yborg 3y ago
Respect your feelings, but I also consider this as motivation to make sure not to leave items in library books. I hold them up and page side down and fan the pages to make sure I didn't leave a bookmark in there. Of course, the physical book will soon be a thing of the past at the public library (-_-) so I suppose these considerations will soon be moot.
smusamashah 3y ago
is it considered ok to write notes on books borrowed from library? If it is, isn't it same as writing something on a public wall?
- niij 3y ago
  These are mostly photos and extra papers left inside a book. It'd be akin to a post-it on a public wall.
fuzz_junket 3y ago
Library organisations like the American Library Association[1] and the International Federation of Library Associations[2] have codes of ethics that protect their users' privacy and intellectual property rights. I don't know that they cover this exact scenario, so maybe this library is just toeing the line, but I would agree that this is an upsetting violation of librarians' professional ethics. [1]: https://www.ala.org/tools/ethics https://www.ala.org/tools/ethics [2]: https://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-librarians-and-other-information-workers-full-version/ https://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-li...

gameman144 3y ago

I had the same reaction. Having one person read some personal info I'd accidentally forgotten would be one thing, but blasting it for the world to see just seems sort of disrespectful. Granted, I'm also not a big personal social media guy in general, so maybe that's just my bias peeking through.

yborg 3y ago

Respect your feelings, but I also consider this as motivation to make sure not to leave items in library books. I hold them up and page side down and fan the pages to make sure I didn't leave a bookmark in there. Of course, the physical book will soon be a thing of the past at the public library (-_-) so I suppose these considerations will soon be moot.

smusamashah 3y ago

is it considered ok to write notes on books borrowed from library? If it is, isn't it same as writing something on a public wall?

niij 3y ago
These are mostly photos and extra papers left inside a book. It'd be akin to a post-it on a public wall.

fuzz_junket 3y ago

Library organisations like the American Library Association[1] and the International Federation of Library Associations[2] have codes of ethics that protect their users' privacy and intellectual property rights. I don't know that they cover this exact scenario, so maybe this library is just toeing the line, but I would agree that this is an upsetting violation of librarians' professional ethics. [1]: https://www.ala.org/tools/ethics https://www.ala.org/tools/ethics [2]: https://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-librarians-and-other-information-workers-full-version/ https://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-li...