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  1. Cope, J.: Librarianship as intellectual craft : the ethics of classification in the realms of leisure and waged labor (2012) 0.06 
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    Abstract
    This paper develops an ethical conception of library labor as an intellectual craft that can serve as an alternative to a deterministic discourse of technological transformation. In this paper, the author proposes a model of librarianship as an intellectual craft that can be used as an "ideal type" in comparison to recent transformations in the practice of librarianship. This paper then examines the rise of participatory classification in the realm of leisure in user-generated classification schemes (e.g., folksonomies) as a way of examining some of the difficult ethical questions that this ideal of intellectual craft poses when applied to contemporary conditions. Marx's concept of surplus value is used to examine how donated labor adds to the general knowledge. This paper concludes by advocating for the general expansion of leisure coupled with the promotion public institutions that support the craft of those who organize information in a broadly defined public interest. In an era of dramatic change, such a framework offers a positive ethical account of librarians and information professionals' labor that is not wholly dependent on a discourse of market exchange.
  2. Pearce, T.: Draft IIS guidelines for professional ethics for information professionals (1998) 0.04 
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    Abstract
    Reports the draft Institute of Information Scientists Guidelines, which are intended to provide a model of prefessional ethids for information professionals, the need for which had arisen because of changes in the information environment. Sets out: core values; definitions; standard of information provision; duties to information sources; duties to the public; duties to clients; and conflict of interest
  3. Information ethics : privacy, property, and power (2005) 0.03 
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    Classification
    323.44/5 22 (GBV;LoC)
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    323.44/5 22 (GBV;LoC)
    Footnote
    Part III, "Privacy and Information Control," has four articles and three discussion cases beginning with an 1890 article from the Harvard Law Review, "The Right to Privacy," written by Samuel A Warren and Louis D. Brandeis. Moore then includes an article debating whether people own their genes, an article on caller I.D., and an article on computer surveillance. While all four articles pose some very interesting questions, Margaret Everett's article "The Social Life of Genes: Privacy, Property, and the New Genetics" is incredible. She does a great job of demonstrating how advances in genetics have led to increased concerns over ownership and privacy of genetic codes. For instance, if someone's genetic code predisposes them to a deadly disease, should insurance companies have access to that information? Part IV, "Freedom of Speech and Information Control," has three articles and two discussion cases that examine speech and photography issues. Moore begins this section with Kent Greenawalt's "Rationales for Freedom of Speech," which looks at a number of arguments favoring free speech. Then the notion of free speech is carried over into the digital world in "Digital Speech and Democratic Culture: A Theory of Freedom of Expression for the Information Society" by Jack M. Balkin. At 59 pages, this is the work's longest article and demonstrates how complex the digital environment has made freedom of speech issues. Finally, Part V, "Governmental and Societal Control of Information," contains three articles and three discussion cases which provide an excellent view into the conflict between security and privacy. For instance, the first article, "Carnivore, the FBI's E-mail Surveillance System: Devouring Criminals, Not Privacy" by Griffin S. Durham, examines the FBI's e-mail surveillance program called Carnivore. Durham does an excellent job of demonstrating that Carnivore is a necessary and legitimate system used in limited circumstances and with a court order. Librarians will find the final article in the book, National Security at What Price? A Look into Civil Liberty Concerns in the Information Age under the USA Patriot Act by Jacob R. Lilly, of particular interest. In this article, Lilly uses historical examples of events that sacrificed civil liberties for national security such as the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and the McCarthyism of the Cold War era to examine the PATRIOT Act.
  4. Budd, J.M.: Information, analysis, and ideology : a case study of science and the public interest (2007) 0.03 
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  5. Information society : new media, ethics and postmodernism (1996) 0.02 
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    Abstract
    This volume examines 3 critical debates of the post-industrial society: culture and technology, information society, and postmodernism. It aims to provide theoretical and methodological underpinnings for the analysis and design of information, communication and multimedia technologies. It is a thoroughly interdisciplinara volume, which will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners in a wide area of disciplines including information and communication systems, education and social sciences
  6. Adler, M.; Harper, L.M.: Race and ethnicity in classification systems : teaching knowledge organization from a social justice perspective (2018) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    Classification and the organization of information are directly connected to issues surrounding social justice, diversity, and inclusion. This paper is written from the standpoint that political and epistemological aspects of knowledge organization are fundamental to research and practice and suggests ways to integrate social justice and diversity issues into courses on the organization of information.
  7. Martin, J.M.: Records, responsibility, and power : an overview of cataloging ethics (2021) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    Ethics are principles which provide a framework for making decisions that best reflect a set of values. Cataloging carries power, so ethical decision-making is crucial. Because cataloging requires decision-making in areas that differ from other library work, cataloging ethics are a distinct subset of library ethics. Cataloging ethics draw on the primary values of serving the needs of users and providing access to materials. Cataloging ethics are not new, but they have received increased attention since the 1970s. Major current issues in cataloging ethics include the creation of a code of ethics; ongoing debate on the appropriate role of neutrality in cataloging misleading materials and in subject heading lists and classification schemes; how and to what degree considerations of privacy and self-determination should shape authority work; and whether or not our current cataloging codes are sufficiently user-focused.
    Content
    Vgl.: https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2020.1871458 Teil eines Themenheftes: Cataloging and Classification: Back to Basics.
    Source
    Cataloging and classification quarterly. 59(2021) no.2/3, S.281-304
  8. Mai, J.-E.: Ethics, values and morality in contemporary library classifications (2013) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    This paper explores the ethics of classification. The paper outlines recent conceptual moves in knowledge organization research and shows that contemporary classification theory is based on a pragmatic understanding of the world. It suggests that unjust statements and assumptions about the world challenge contemporary library classifications and that a proper response is needed. It outlines a framework for the development of ethical classifications based on MacIntyre's practice-based ethical theory. It provides a framework within which editors and managers of library classifications can make ethically sound decisions.
  9. Miller, S.: Privacy, data bases and computers (1998) 0.01 
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    Date
    22. 2.1999 15:57:43
  10. Seadle, M.: Copyright in a networked world : ethics and infringement (2004) 0.01 
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    Source
    Library hi tech. 22(2004) no.1, S.106-110
  11. Hammwöhner, R.: Anmerkungen zur Grundlegung der Informationsethik (2006) 0.01 
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    Date
    13.10.2006 10:22:03
  12. O'Neil, R.M.: Free speech in cyberspace (1998) 0.01 
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    Date
    22. 2.1999 15:50:50
  13. Helbing, D.: ¬Das große Scheitern (2019) 0.01 
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    Date
    25.12.2019 14:19:22
  14. Aghemo, A.: Etica professionale e servizio di informazione (1993) 0.01 
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    Date
    6. 4.1996 13:22:31
  15. Lengauer, E.: Analytische Rechtsethik im Kontext säkularer Begründungsdiskurse zur Würde biologischer Entitäten (2008) 0.01 
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    Date
    17. 3.2008 15:17:22
  16. Fernández-Molina, J.C.; Chaves Guimaraes, J.A.: Ethical aspects of knowledge organization and representation in the digital environment : their articulation in professional codes of ethics (2003) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    Studies an ethical aspects of our profession rarely focus an matters related with the organization and representation of knowledge, but are directed instead toward such subjects as intellectual property, right to privacy, intellectual freedom, or proper professional conduct. Nonetheless, the technological possibilities nowadays have meant a radical change. In the past, a certain policy for indexing or a classification system produced effects only in the relatively limited setting of a library or information center; but now the indexing or classification of certain electronic information resources has effects that go far beyond the physical boundaries of such institutions, or even those of a country. The objective of the present study is, an the one hand, to identify the principal ethical values related with the organization and representation of knowledge, and an the other hand, to see to what degree they are addressed by the ethical codes of professional associations.
  17. Chan, M.; Daniels, J.; Furger, S.; Rasmussen, D.; Shoemaker, E.; Snow, K.: ¬The development and future of the cataloguing code of ethics (2022) 0.01 
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    Cataloging and classification quarterly. 60(2022) no.8, p.786-806
  18. Reed, G.M.; Sanders, J.W.: ¬The principle of distribution (2008) 0.01 
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    1. 6.2008 12:22:41
  19. Homan, P.A.: Library catalog notes for "bad books" : ethics vs. responsibilities (2012) 0.01 
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    27. 9.2012 14:22:00
  20. Van der Walt, M.S.: Ethics in indexing and clssification (2006) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    To start off I would like to briefly address the relationship between indexing and classification, which are very technical activities performed by information professionals, and the concept of social responsibility (the focus of this conference), which refer to the human side of the profession. Although indexing and classification involve many technicalities, the basic objective of these activities is to provide access to informationbearing objects, thereby contributing to the social process of information transfer. Information transfer takes place between authors (creators of information- bearing objects) and information users. The authors have something to communicate, and the users have information needs that must be satisfied by the information professional acting as intermediary. In the process of facilitating this information transfer the indexer and classifier therefore has a responsibility towards both authors and information users. Authors can expect the information professional to represent their creations as accurately and exhaustively as possible in retrieval systems, within the constraints of time and cost. Users can expect the information professional to index and classify in such a way as to ensure that information that can satisfy their information needs will be retrievable within the shortest time and with the least effort possible. One can also see the social responsibility of indexers and classifiers in a broader context. They do not only have a responsibility towards specific authors and users, but also towards communities as a whole, e.g. the scientific community, the business community, or society at large. In the case of the scientific community effective transfer of information about advances in research can be seen as essential for the progress of science. Providing effective and suitable information retrieval systems to make this transfer possible can therefore be seen as a responsibility of information professionals. In a business enterprise the effective organization of business records and other business information sources can make a significant contribution to the smooth operation of the enterprise, may be essential for legal purposes, and can enable management to use the information for decision-making at all levels. The information manager therefore has a responsibility towards the enterprise to properly organize and index all these resources.

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