Journal of Information Ethics, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 2006)

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Robert Hauptman is professor emeritus of St. Cloud State University and editor of the Journal of Information Ethics.

Edited by Robert Hauptman
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 104
Bibliographic Info:
Copyright Date: 2006
ISSN 1061-9321
Imprint: McFarland

Editorial: No More Privacy     3
Publisher’s Comments:      4

COLUMNS
Academics: Multiple Publication Reconsidered II     5
Psychoinfo: The Mistreatment of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib Prison     8

ARTICLES
The Lighter Side of Deception Research in the Social Sciences: Social Work as Comedy     11
The Ethics of Scholarly Research and the Internet: Issues of Publication, Privacy, and the Right to Speak     27
E-Records and the Technological Imperative     35
The Impact of Copyright Law and Other Ownership Mechanisms on the Freedom of Inquiry: Infringements on the Public Domain     47
Global Capitalism and the Fair Distribution of Information in the Marketplace—A Moral Reflection from the Perspective of the Developing World     60
Do Librarians Have an Ethical Duty to Monitor Patrons’ Internet Usage in the Public Library?     70

Reviews     80
Article Alerts     91
Web Briefs     93

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