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Information Ethics

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[Introductions] [Guides] [Ethical Principles] [Codes of Ethics] [Bibliographies] [Organizations] [Courses] [Journals] [Listservs] [Issues<]/a> [Cases]

Introductions

Johnson, Deborah G. (1994). Computer ethics, 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Summary and table of contents.

Johnson, Deborah G. and Nissenbaum, Helen. (1994). Computers, ethics & social values. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Summary and table of contents.

Kallman, Ernest A. & Grillo, John P. (1993). Ethical decision making and information technology: An introduction with cases. NY: McGraw-Hill.

The best practical guide to ethical reasoning I know.

Also of Interest

Alfino, Mark and Pierce, Linda. (1997). Information ethics for librarians. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.

Baase, Sara. (1997). A gift of fire: social, legal, and ethical issues in computing. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Summary and table of contents.

Cullen, John B., Victor, Bart, & Stephens, Caroll. (1989, Autumn). An ethical weather report: Assessing the organizationšs ethical climate. Organizational Dynamics, 18 (2), 50-62.

Forester, and Morrison, Perry. (1994). Computer ethics ( 2nd ed). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Jacobson, Frances and Smith, Greg. (1998, March). Teaching virtue in a virtual world. School Library Journal, 44, 100-103.

Mason, Richard. (1995). Ethics of information management. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications.

Schellenberg, Kathryn, (Ed.). (1998). Computers in Society, 7th ed. NY: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.

Spinello, Richard A. (1994). Ethical aspects of information technology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Summary and table of contents

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Guides

Edmiston, Paula. Ethics Resources.

Gehringer, Edward F. Ethics in computing.

Koehler, Wallace and Whatley, Kara. Ethics links to librarian and information manager associations WWW Pages.

North Carolina State University. Division of Multidisciplinary Studies. Web clearinghouse for engineering and computing ethics .

Santa Clara University. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Ethics connection.

University of British Columbia. Centre for Applied Ethics. Computer & information ethics resources on WWW.

University of Pittsburgh. School of Information Sciences. Information ethics at University of Pittsburgh.

Vance, David. (Ed.). AIS-ISWorld computer ethics website.

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Ethical Principles

Floridi, Luciano. Information Ethics: On the philosophical foundation of computer ethics.

Giacalone, Robert A. Business ethics training and development homepage. Charlotte NC: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Belk College of Business Administration.

North Carolina State University. Ethical principles.

Including: Nicomachean ethics, ethical relativism, ethical egoism, deontological theories, utilitarian theories, and contractarian theories.

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Codes of Ethics

Multiple Sources

Case Western Reserve University. Codes of ethics and conduct.

Illinois Institute of Technology. Codes of ethics online: Computing and information systems.

Specific Professional Codes of Ethics

American Association of Law Libraries. Code of Ethics.

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Code of ethics and guidelines for practice.

America Library Association. Code of ethics and its history.

American Society for Information Science. Professional guidelines.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Code of ethics.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Code of ethics.

Association of Independent Information Professionals. Code of professional business practice.

Association of Records Managers and Administrators. Code of professional responsibility.

Corporation of Special Librarians of Quebec. Code of ethics.

Finks, Lee W. (1991, January). Librarianship needs a new code of professional ethics. American Libraries, 22 (1), 84-92.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics (IEEE). Code of Ethics and its Ethics committee.

Medical Library Association. Code of ethics for health sciences librarianship.

Society of American Archivists. Code of ethics for archivists.

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals. Code of ethics for CI professionals.

Software Engineering. Code of Ethics (Draft).

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Bibliographies

Brellochs, Andreas R. (1998, April). Recent literature on information ethics.

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Organizations

University of British Columbia. Centre for Applied Ethics. Computer & Information Ethics Resources on WWW: Organizations of interest.

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Courses

Multiple Sources

North Carolina State University. Division of Multidisciplinary Studies. Web clearinghouse for engineering and computing ethics: Course syllabi.

University of British Columbia. Centre for Applied Ethics. Computer & Information Ethics Resources onWWW: Courses in Computer Ethics, etc. (past and present).

Specific Courses

Johnson, Deborah. Ethical and professional issues in computing . Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Journals

North Carolina State University. Division of Multidisciplinary Studies. Web clearinghouse for engineering and computing ethics: Newsletters and Journals.

Seglin, Jeffrey L. Ethics corner (column). Online. See also Seglin, Jeffrey L. and Augustine, Norman R. (2000). The good, the bad, and your business: Choosing right when ethical dilemmas pull you apart. NY: Wiley. First chapter

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Listservs

Center for Professional and Applied Ethics.

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Issues

North Carolina State University. Computer ethics.

MacDonald, Chris. (1995, July 1). Ethics of web site engineering . Computer Mediated Commun ication (CMC) magazine, p. 3.

MacNeil, Heather. (1992). Without consent: The Ethics of Disclosing Personal Information in Public Archives. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.

UNESCO. Infoethics 2000, Paris 13-15 November 2000. Third UNESCO Congress on Ethical, Legal and Social Challenges of Cyberspace.

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Cases

Barger, Robert N. Computer ethics cases.

Inc.com. Case studies in business ethics.

North Carolina State University. Division of Multidisciplinary Studies. Web clearinghouse for engineering and computing ethics: Cases.

Spinello, Richard A. (1996). Case studies in information and computer ethics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Summary and table of contents

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