Data Compliance and Legal Adaptation of Human Books in Public Libraries
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https://doi.org/10.63808/decs.v2i1.473Keywords:
Human books, Public libraries, Data compliance, Personal information protection, Copyright, Cultural productsAbstract
In order to enrich collection resources and promote the dissemination of knowledge, public libraries have been actively developing “human books” in addition to traditional print materials. However, the core content of human books consists of real individuals’ personal experiences and stories, which inevitably raises data ethics issues concerning personal information processing, privacy protection, and data compliance. Existing studies remain largely confined to the perspective of traditional copyright law and fail to adequately address the normative demands at the level of data governance. In light of this, there is an urgent need not only to rethink the application of copyright law but also to integrate provisions from the Personal Information Protection Law, the Public Library Law, and the Public Cultural Services Guarantee Law to clarify that human books possess the dual nature of cultural products and collections of personal information, and should therefore be incorporated into the standardized management of library collections. On this basis, it is proposed that data compliance serve as the baseline, with improvements to informed consent and anonymization mechanisms, and optimization of acquisition scope and publicity strategies, so as to promote the healthy development of human books in public libraries while safeguarding personal information rights, thereby highlighting their unique value in nationwide reading initiatives.
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