Ethics, Information, and Technology

Information use is changing rapidly in the digital age, leading to complex intellectual property and ownership issues. Exploring the ethical implications of this new environment, specifically as they relate to information professionals, this book offers guidance on making ethical choices.

List of contents

Preface
I: Foundations
1 Introduction and Ethical Foundations
2 Ethics Codes and Guardrails
3 Professional Ethics and Character Issues
II: Core Values and Opposing Forces
4 Access and Divides
5 Privacy and Surveillance
6 Intellectual Freedom, Free Speech, and Censorship
7 Accuracy, Misinformation, and Disinformation
III: Intellectual Property Law and Equity Interests
8 Intellectual Property
9 Open Movements and Traditional Knowledge
IV: Technologies and Regulatory Oversight
10 The Internet and Social Media
11 Artificial Intelligence (AI)
12 Emerging Technologies
V: Conclusion
13 Codas and Continuances
Index
About the Author

About the author

Kip Currier, PhD, JD, MLIS, is Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information (SCI) at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, where he teaches technology ethics and intellectual property (IP). He regularly blogs on ethics at https://kipcurrierethics.blogspot.com and on IP at https://kipcurriercopyright.blogspot.com.

Product details

• Authors: James Currier, James D. ("Kip") Currier
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2026
• EAN: 9781440856662
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-5666-2
• No. of pages: 480
• Illustrations: 11 bw
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Ethical & social aspects of IT, Library, archive and information management, Library, Archive & Information Management, IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries