So, what’s next? Librarians in conversation with LinkedIn revealed that the company stated “that the ‘library market’ wasn’t a significant enough revenue stream to warrant creation of a custom solution,” specifically one that uses library authentication methods instead of a social media requirement. There’s also LinkedIn’s past user interactions and data issues to consider with one class action suit ending with a $13 million payout. California State Library, individual librarians, and our professional association, the American Library Association, have all released statements concerning LinkedIn’s policies. Legally, many public library systems are required to provide confidential access to information services and not retain individually identifiable user data (see LAPL’s online privacy policy as an example). Libraries have balked at this requirement considering our professional ethics around data and privacy. In addition to this, users who don’t use LinkedIn Learning but have a LinkedIn account automatically give their learning data to LinkedIn forever per their policy. These policies allow for profiles to be searchable online with numerous sites harvesting and using user data in ways we don’t fully comprehend yet. This process is what used before the merger. However, with LinkedIn Learning, public library users must authenticate using a LinkedIn profile which also requires agreement to LinkedIn’s privacy and user agreement policies. In public libraries, this usually means using your library card number or a pin to prove you are a library user. All of those databases you use must authenticate your account so that the company can provide access to the service. Libraries use many companies to provide users with information services. For some, this meant not having to remember logins and getting personalized LinkedIn recommendations using data from both services.įor libraries and memory institutions, specifically public libraries, this change marked the beginning of a fraught relationship about data, privacy, and how private companies operate in public spaces. There was some speculation about what they intended to do so in 2016, when newly branded LinkedIn Learning was announced, the world waited with bated breath. Fast forward to 2019 when LinkedIn Learning announced a new change to better streamline the experience for its users: combining user LinkedIn accounts with the new Learning platform. With external investments, some acquisitions of smaller companies, and buy-in from educational institutions like LMU, it’s no wonder that some larger entity was interested in broadening its scope.Įnter LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 610 million users in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, which acquired in 2015. Founded in 1995, provided online support, courses, and documentaries on a range of subjects and technologies. As employees of an institute of higher education, we pride ourselves on not only actively supporting research and discovery, as scholars in the field and in the making, but also as lifelong learners seeking education beyond the campus. One of many companies to provide services to support lifelong learning was.
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