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"Getting someone to tell the truth is an essential skill that very few people possess. In the boardroom, classroom, or our own homes, every day we interact with others and try to get the truth from them. People are often untruthful out of fear of negative consequences associated with divulging information. But if a person is made to forget the long-term outcomes, he or she can be influenced to disclose sensitive information that's being withheld....
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In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.
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Library technology reports volume 56, no. 6
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This report constitutes a content analysis of privacy policies across a broad swath of academic and public libraries in the United States--Fifty selected libraries within each category to answer question on data collection and usage. In addition, the research surfaces further details that other libraries could consider when drafting a policy for the first time or when updating an existing policy.--
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This LITA Guide offers readers guidance on the wide range of privacy aspects that need to be considered in a twenty-first-century library. This includes: Foundations of privacy in libraries; Data collection, retention, use, and protection; Laws and regulations; Privacy instruction for patrons and staff; Contract with third parties; Library tools including social network sites, surveillance video, and RFID.
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Adoption is a hot topic--played out in the news and on TV talk shows, in advice columns and tell-all tales--but for the 25 million Americans who are members of the adoption triad of adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents, the true story of adoption has not been told until now. Family Matters cuts through the sealed records, changing policies, and conflicting agendas that have obscured the history of adoption in America and reveals how the practice...
16) Anonymity
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Library futures volume 1
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"Through 'Understanding Anonymity,' Alison and Talya help readers understand anonymity in our users' broader lives by providing an immersive vision for how anonymity plays out today and how it might continue to shift for the future. Their insight for how anonymity connects with library values centers the discussion in terms of both privacy and equity, recognizing that different users have varying needs for anonymity at distinct points in their lives....