Journal of Information Ethics, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Fall 2008)

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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: 112
Bibliographic Info:
Copyright Date: 2008
ISSN 1061-9321
Imprint: McFarland

Editorial: The True Value of Books
Robert Hauptman      3

COLUMNS
Academics
Encouraging Citation Ethics
Joseph S. Fulda      5

PsychInfo
Why I Took Celebrex for Seven Years
Russell Eisenman      7

Current Issues
Why Do Researchers Prostitute Themselves? Or Is Our Government/Economic System Merely Pimping for Research?
Bob Dorsett      10

SPECIAL FEATURE: ANATOMICAL ABUSES
China: A Case Study Regarding Transplant Publishing Issues
Katrina A. Bramstedt and Jun Xu      12

Information Professionals at the Crossroads of the Enlightenment: A Critical Review of the Pernkopf Controversy
Atoma Batoma      23

ARTICLES
A Social Contract for Health Information
Aaron Lercher      35

Reseach in Society: Valuing Research in Concept but Not Always in Practice
Mark D. Winston      46

Cuba’s Independent Library Movement Reconsidered
Werner A. Lind      61

Toward a Model of Responsibility for Proactive Systems
S.L. Venter, M.S. Olivier, and J.J. Britz      78

George W. Bush’s Information Ethics
Joseph S. Fulda      91

Reviews      96
Web Briefs      106
Article Alerts      109

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