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Santa Ana
College [SAC] encourages the use of the SAC Library Web site as a way
to share information and knowledge in support of the college’s mission
of education and community service. Our library Web site is owned by
the Rancho Santiago Community College District and operated by SAC.
While our site is publicly accessible, certain services and
information offered online may be restricted to specific users or
segments of the SAC population.
While using the
SAC Library and its Web site, your privacy is an important element of
your intellectual and academic freedom. In the course of providing
services and circulating library materials, the library acquires
information about you such as your name, college ID, and the services
and materials you use. When it is necessary for the Library to
identify users, it is our goal to gather only the minimum information
necessary and to retain that information only as long as is needed to
complete the transaction.
Confidentiality
All library
users are subject to the
Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974,
dated July 17, 1976 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g); 34 CFR
Part 99 (This Federal law pertains to student records). State and
Federal Law prohibit library staff from revealing the name of any
patron who has borrowed an item or who currently has an item
checked-out.
In a library,
the right to privacy is the right to open inquiry without having the
subject of one’s interest examined or scrutinized by others.
Confidentiality exists when a library is in possession of personally
identifiable information (PII) about users and keeps that information
private on their behalf.
The Nealley
Library in general subscribes to the ALA Library Bill of Rights (www.ala.org/work/freedom/lbr.html).
Privacy
When users
access SAC Library electronic resources that require a SAC ID, they
are asked to supply a password. It is important to know that this
information will not be redistributed to any third party except under
court order. It will not be available internally except where
necessary, nor will it be used to identify the individual’s usage of
specific library resources.
SAC Library
collects site usage statistics from the library’s server logs and this
data helps us manage and plan services but site usage statistics
contain no personal information. For quality control and security
reasons, the Nealley Library servers will track basic information
regarding visitors to the site, and their usage. Log information on
usage transactions are aggregated for statistical purposes and the
logs discarded after the relevant information is extracted. Access to
information on transaction logs, prior to the routine discarding of
such information, will be available to appropriate law enforcement
agencies upon production of a court order.
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