The tension between caring surveillance and controlling surveillance in the public library

Elaine Robinson; David McMenemy

doi:10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401158

The tension between caring surveillance and controlling surveillance in the public library

Elaine Robinson, David McMenemy

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This visual presentation will take the format of a poster, displaying the preliminary results of a study into acceptable use policies (AUPs) in UK public libraries. This study seeks to understand how surveillance is used in the public library and if surveillance is used in a caring or controlling way. This research used discourse analysis to analyse the content of 200 acceptable use policies in the UK. Results indicate that libraries use both caring and controlling surveillance, with more instances of controlling surveillance being found, and that there appears to be tension between the usage of caring and controlling surveillance in public libraries in the UK.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
Subtitle of host publication	Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds
Editors	Sandra Erdelez, Naresh Agarwal
Place of Publication	Maryland
Pages	790–791
Number of pages	2
Volume	54
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401158
Publication status	Published - 24 Oct 2017

Keywords

surveillance
privacy
public libraries
discourse analysis
acceptable use policy

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Robinson, E., & McMenemy, D. (2017). The tension between caring surveillance and controlling surveillance in the public library. In S. Erdelez, & N. Agarwal (Eds.), Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology: Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds (Vol. 54, pp. 790–791). https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401158

Robinson, Elaine ; McMenemy, David. / The tension between caring surveillance and controlling surveillance in the public library. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology: Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds. editor / Sandra Erdelez ; Naresh Agarwal. Vol. 54 Maryland, 2017. pp. 790–791

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Robinson, E & McMenemy, D 2017, The tension between caring surveillance and controlling surveillance in the public library. in S Erdelez & N Agarwal (eds), Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology: Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds. vol. 54, Maryland, pp. 790–791. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401158

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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Robinson E, McMenemy D. The tension between caring surveillance and controlling surveillance in the public library. In Erdelez S, Agarwal N, editors, Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology: Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds. Vol. 54. Maryland. 2017. p. 790–791 doi: 10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401158

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