Scope of Information Ethics: Challenges in Education, Technology, Communications, Medicine and Other Domains

The field of information ethics (IE) was developed during the 1980s, originating and maturing in library science and slowly working its way into other disciplines and practical applications. This comprehensive overview of IE evaluates the production, dissemination, storage, accessing and retrieval of information in an ethical context.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 195 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2019
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc

The field of information ethics (IE), a subdivision of ethics, emerged during the 1980s, originating and maturing in library science and gradually spreading into other disciplines and practical applications. A few years later, a secondary field emerged, emphasizing theoretical and philosophical concepts with little focus on real-world applicability. This comprehensive overview of IE evaluates the production, dissemination, storage, accessing, and retrieval of information in an ethical context across various fields, including the humanities, sciences, medicine, and business. A prominent figure in the field, the author is deeply concerned with misconduct such as falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, peer review, the law, privacy, imaging, and robotics, among other topics.

Information ethics (IE) is a relatively recent field that emerged in the 1980s, originating and maturing in library science before gradually spreading into other disciplines and practical applications. A secondary field also emerged, emphasizing theoretical and philosophical concepts with limited real-world applicability. This comprehensive overview of IE evaluates the production, dissemination, storage, accessing, and retrieval of information in an ethical context across various fields, including the humanities, sciences, medicine, and business. A prominent figure in the field, the author is deeply concerned with misconduct such as falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, peer review, the law, privacy, imaging, and robotics, among other topics.

Information ethics (IE) is a relatively recent field that emerged in the 1980s, originating and maturing in library science before gradually spreading into other disciplines and practical applications. A secondary field also emerged, emphasizing theoretical and philosophical concepts with limited real-world applicability. This comprehensive overview of IE evaluates the production, dissemination, storage, accessing, and retrieval of information in an ethical context across various fields, including the humanities, sciences, medicine, and business. A prominent figure in the field, the author is deeply concerned with misconduct such as falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, peer review, the law, privacy, imaging, and robotics, among other topics.

Information ethics (IE) is a relatively recent field that emerged in the 1980s, originating and maturing in library science before gradually spreading into other disciplines and practical applications. A secondary field also emerged, emphasizing theoretical and philosophical concepts with limited real-world applicability. This comprehensive overview of IE evaluates the production, dissemination, storage, accessing, and retrieval of information in an ethical context across various fields, including the humanities, sciences, medicine, and business. A prominent figure in the field, the author is deeply concerned with misconduct such as falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, peer review, the law, privacy, imaging, and robotics, among other topics.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781476675671