Confidentiality of Library Records
To safeguard the privacy of individuals in their use of the library, Hutchins Library maintains the confidentiality of library records. Student records, including library borrowing records, are additionally protected by federal privacy laws.
The patron and circulation records of Hutchins Library are confidential. Patron records include any information the library requires users (faculty or staff members, students, alumni, or other borrowers) to provide in order to become eligible to access or borrow materials. Such information includes addresses, telephone numbers, and campus ID numbers. Circulation records include information that identifies materials borrowed by library patrons and fine or billing records.
No library employee shall reveal the identity of a borrower to any requester.
Except in accordance with proper judicial order and with permission of the Library Director (Anne Chase) no person shall make known in any manner any information contained in such records listed above. In the absence of such judicial orders or permission, those to whom information will be denied include, but are not limited to, faculty, staff (including library staff except in the pursuit of their assigned duties), parents, students, campus security, law enforcement personnel, and military personnel.
Library staff should refer all requests for records information to the Library Director (Anne Chase).
