Academic libraries are participating in the collection and analysis of student data. Under
the umbrella of learning analytics, these practices are directed toward developing an
understanding of how libraries contribute to student learning, the educational experience, and
efficient operations of academic institutions. Learning analytics, however, is loaded with ethical
issues, which are complicated by privacy-related values espoused by library practitioners. This
work-in-progress paper discusses emerging findings from a survey of academic library
practitioners. The survey identifies what ethical issues practitioners associate with leaning
analytics and the degree to which they are prepared to address such issues
