VCC Library Privacy Policies
VCC Library is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. The Library adheres to VCC College policies for Privacy and Personal Information:
PERSONAL INFORMATION & PRIVACY IN OUR ILS
VCC Library uses the Evergreen Integrated Library System (ILS) as part of the SITKA community of libraries. Our ILS Evergreen supports a number of library services for our users, such as our searchable Library Catalogue, check-out/in of materials, holds, renewals, and student account management.
As a member of the community of SITKA libraries, we have access to this secure, Canadian-hosted, open-source, fully supported ILS, via the BC Libraries Cooperative. Evergreen works in a shared environment with other SITKA libraries in BC and Canada. As an open-source software, Evergreen’s functions are developed and improved collectively, while being responsive to the specific needs of each individual library.
Evergreen obtains and stores some student information (e.g. first name, last name, student number, email address) from the College’s student information system. This information is used by VCC Library only, and is not available to other SITKA libraries. If users would like to access the services of another SITKA library, the user will be asked for consent before any personal information is shared.