Journal of Information Ethics, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring 1997)

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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), back issue
Pages: 96
Bibliographic Info:
Copyright Date: 1997
ISSN 1061-9321
Imprint: McFarland

Editorial: Publishing Ethics     3
Publisher’s Comments     4

COLUMNS
Current Issues: Information Access – A Right or Privilege     5
For SEX, See Librarian: A Plague on Both Your Houses? The Other Sex Books     8

ARTICLES
Publishing Programs and Moral Dilemmas     13
“It’s Not the Principle, It’s the Money!”: An Economic Revisioning of Publishing Ethics
22
Plagiarism and Reviewer/Editor Responsibility     34
What Ethics?     39
Some Notes About the Ethics of Editing Book Anthologies     44
Assessing the Publication Swamp in Literary Studies     47
From the Cave of Urizen: An Editor Observed     59

Reviews     69
Article Alerts     90
About the Contributors     95

• “The only periodical exclusively devoted to all of the issues…. Diverse topics”—Choice
• “Noteworthy for the currency of its subject…intellectually stimulating…a fine blend of the practical and theoretical…a valuable source”—Library Journal
• “Points to the need for thoughtful exploration of the place of information (and of librarians) in the good (‘ethical’) life, both at the individual and the social levels”—C&RL News
• “Interesting and informative”—SRRT Newsletter
• “Interesting mix of contributors…lengthy book reviews”—American Librarians
• “Welcome…interesting and thought-provoking…highly recommend it for all libraries”—ALR
• “Readable…important”—People’s Culture
• “Courageous”—Sipapu
• “Some of the sharpest and most stimulating essays on the subject…responds to a very real need in the field. …excellent coverage of this difficult and increasingly complicated subject…a valuable and practical tool”—InfoManage
• “Thought-provoking columns and articles in a readable style…useful to anyone concerned with information in society. …recommended”—Special Libraries
• “Strongly recommended”—Journal of Academic Librarianship
• “Carefully edited…provide[s] readers with full discussions on [the] issues”—Library and Information Science Annual
• “Well-written pieces by librarians and other scholars. This thought-provoking journal should be required reading for students in library and information science programs and by practitioners and policymakers”—Magazines for Libraries.