What catalogers need to know about consumer privacy regulations.

By Reported Donna Loyle

The message? You don’t necessarily have to assign one person to handle privacy tasks full-time, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a lawyer who does the work.

But you should assign a senior staffer to take on the job of getting up to speed on privacy and data-security issues. (If you employ outside counsel, ask if the law firm has someone on staff trained in this area.)