Ethics, Information, and Technology

Ethics, Information, and Technology by James D. ("Kip") Currier offers a comprehensive examination of the rapidly evolving digital landscape, focusing on the complex intellectual property and ownership issues arising from changing information use. This text delves into the ethical implications pertinent to information professionals and provides guidance on making ethical choices.

In today's society, professionals across various sectors encounter swiftly changing questions concerning information use. These encompass areas like Artificial Intelligence, scholarly communication, research practices, teaching pedagogies and platforms, data sharing, knowledge management, entrepreneurial endeavours, and service access and delivery. The situation is further complicated by grassroots movements such as open access, open data, and open education.

This thorough volume surveys historical traditions and principles in ethics, bringing readers into the contemporary digital landscape where ethical issues are frequently complex and confounding. It covers a range of subjects from big data and hacking to surveillance and access, exploring the background of each topic and elucidating how, where, and why ethical dilemmas arise within them.

Through real-life examples, this timely text teaches students and practitioners how to identify an ethical dilemma and provides guidance on how to respond. It explains how to separate personal belief from professional responsibility and discusses how to make exceptions in a principled manner.