CNI: Coalition for Networked Information

  • About CNI
    • Membership
    • CNI Collaborations
    • Staff
    • Steering Committee
    • CNI Awards
    • History
    • CNI News
  • Program Plan
    • Current Program Plan
    • Program Plan Archive
  • Topics
  • Events & Projects
    • Membership Meetings
    • Workshops & Projects
    • Other Events
    • Event Calendar
  • Resources
    • Publications by CNI Staff
    • Program Plan
    • Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series
    • Videos & Podcasts
    • Follow CNI
    • Historical Resources
  • Contact Us

Protecting Privacy on the Web: A Study of HTTPS and Google Analytics Implementation in Academic Library Websites

Home / Topics / Assessment / Protecting Privacy on the Web: A Study of HTTPS and Google Analytics Implementation in Academic Library Websites

December 7, 2018

Kenning Arlitsch
Dean of the Library
Montana State University

Scott W.H. Young
User Experience and Assessment Librarian
Montana State University

The library profession has a long history of safeguarding user privacy, and many of our professional organizations have made formal statements to that effect in their foundational documents. But how well do academic libraries protect privacy in the digital age? This presentation will report the results of a recently published study, funded by IMLS and conducted by Montana State University and the University of New Mexico. We audited the websites of 279 academic libraries that are members of one or more of the following professional organizations: ARL, OCLC-RLP, or DLF. We tested websites for the presence and effective use of the secure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTPS), the presence of the Google Analytics tracking protocol, and whether libraries have implemented the privacy features that are available in Google Analytics. The results of the study demonstrate conclusively that academic libraries must do much more to ensure user privacy. We will conclude with five specific recommendations that can help libraries enhance web privacy and maintain trust with their users.

https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-02-2018-0056

Presentation

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Filed Under: Assessment, CNI Fall 2018 Project Briefing, Privacy, Project Briefing Pages
Tagged With: cni2018fall, Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions, Videos

Last updated:  Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

 

Contact Us

21 Dupont Circle
Suite 800
Washington, DC, 20036
202.296.5098

Contact us
Copyright © 2023 CNI

  • Copyright Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site map

Keeping up with CNI

CNI-ANNOUNCE is a low-volume electronic forum used for information about the activities and programs of CNI, and events and documents of interest to the CNI community.
Sign up

Follow CNI

  • View cni.org’s profile on Facebook
  • View cni_org’s profile on Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Vimeo

A joint project