Library circulation

The circulation desk is in most cases staffed by library support staff instead of professional librarians.

Public service librarians must look to the law to determine their legal obligations and potential liability relating to privacy of library use.

The potential liability or punishment for librarians, who fail to protect confidentiality of individual library use, is largely a matter of state law without record of prosecution or civil suit.

Remedies for individuals whose information has been deliberately shared with or unknowingly collected by third parties vary widely and are sometimes unclear.

Established December 1, 1967, the Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing American Library Association (ALA) policies.

Circulation desk at the University of Texas at Arlington 's Central Library
A date due slip showing checkout and return activity from 1983 to 2002
Date due slip from Harvard's Lamont Library