Human rights as a topic and guide for<scp>LIS</scp>research and practice

Mathiesen, Kay

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“…In one form or another, the concept of information inequity (i.e., the idea that some people have greater difficulty finding, accessing, accepting, or using information than others) has represented a core moral motivation for information behavior research since the turn toward user‐centered research and practice (Britz, ; Mathiesen, ; Samek, ). The more specific concept of information poverty has been used to refer to a persistent lack of information access as experienced by a group or an individual, usually as a result of social factors, embodied by various types of information‐related inequalities (e.g., chronic information illiteracy, lack of broadband access, or lack of information resources because of low income or education; Haider & Bawden, ; Yu, ).…”

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Re‐situating information poverty: Information marginalization and parents of individuals with disabilities

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Martin

2019

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This article outlines a constructivist grounded theory (Charmaz, 2014) study of information poverty among a group of mothers of individuals with Down syndrome and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from a critical perspective, drawing on concepts from critical disability theory, critical race theory, and critical work within information and library science. The researchers gathered interview data from 24 mothers. Resulting data were inductively analyzed using Chatman's (1996) theory of information poverty. We propose information marginalization as a complimentary concept to describe the contextual conditions that contribute to a range of defensive information behaviors and suggest that assessment of these contextual conditions be a part of the system design process. This study has implications for the development and design of systems and service models intended to provide access to information and services for individuals with disability and contributes to a critical literature on information poverty.

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Re‐situating information poverty: Information marginalization and parents of individuals with disabilities

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“…Also of note is the broader philosophical discussion regarding Library 2.0, technology, and privacy (see Ard 2016Ard , 2014Hoffmann 2016;Mathiesen 2015;Magi 2011). In light of the increasing use of advanced information and communication technologies in Library 2.0, Hoffmann (2016) applies the value of self-respect from moral and political philosophy to librarians and scholars interested in social justice issues as a foundation for libraries' protection of patron privacy and intellectual freedom.…”

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“…In light of the increasing use of advanced information and communication technologies in Library 2.0, Hoffmann (2016) applies the value of self-respect from moral and political philosophy to librarians and scholars interested in social justice issues as a foundation for libraries' protection of patron privacy and intellectual freedom. Continuing the social justice trend, Mathiesen (2015) finds that privacy and intellectual freedom are increasingly thought of as human rights in the global information age. Library and information science plays a central role in facilitating communication about human rights (Mathiesen 2015).…”

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“…Continuing the social justice trend, Mathiesen (2015) finds that privacy and intellectual freedom are increasingly thought of as human rights in the global information age. Library and information science plays a central role in facilitating communication about human rights (Mathiesen 2015). More specifically, Ard (2014) expresses concern with the surveillance and collection of patron activity and data by third-party digital content vendors.…”

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Privacy Policies and Practices with Cloud-Based Services in Public Libraries: An Exploratory Case of BiblioCommons

Kritikos

Zimmer

2017

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Public libraries are increasingly turning to cloud-based and Library 2.0 solutions to provide patrons more user-focused, interactive, and social platforms from which to explore and use library resources. These platforms – such as BiblioCommons – often rely on the collection and aggregation of patron data, and have the potential to disrupt longstanding ethical norms within librarianship dedicated to protecting patron privacy. This article reports on the results of a pilot research study investigating how libraries are implementing third-party cloud computing services, how these implementations might impact patron privacy, and how libraries are responding to these concerns. The results of this research provide insights to guide the development of a set of best practices for future implementations of cloud-based Library 2.0 platforms in public library settings.

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“…Within the domain of information ethics and policy, surveillance is often analyzed as a threat to individual rights such as privacy (e.g., Caidi & Ross, 2005;Doty, 2015;Gorham-Oscilowski & Jaeger, 2008;Jaeger et al, 2003;Jaeger et al, 2004;Jones, Asher, et al, 2020;Jones, Rubel, & LeClere, 2020;Mai, 2016a;Mai, 2016b;Mai, 2016c;Mathiesen, 2015;A. D. Moore, 2010;A.…”

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Surveillance as information practice

Newell

2023

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Surveillance, as a concept and social practice, is inextricably linked to information. It is, at its core, about information extraction and analysis conducted for some regulatory purpose. Yet, information science research only sporadically leverages surveillance studies scholarship, and we see a lack of sustained and focused attention to surveillance as an object of research within the domains of information behavior and social informatics. Surveillance, as a range of contextual and culturally based social practices defined by their connections to information seeking and use, should be framed as information practice—as that term is used within information behavior scholarship. Similarly, manifestations of surveillance in society are frequently perfect examples of information and communications technologies situated within everyday social and organizational structures—the very focus of social informatics research. The technological infrastructures and material artifacts of surveillance practice—surveillance technologies—can also be viewed as information tools. Framing surveillance as information practice and conceptualizing surveillance technologies as socially and contextually situated information tools can provide space for new avenues of research within the information sciences, especially within information disciplines that focus their attention on the social aspects of information and information technologies in society.

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Human rights as a topic and guide forLISresearch and practice

Abstract: In this global information age, accessing, disseminating, and controlling information is an increasingly important aspect of human life. Often, these interests are expressed in the language of human rights-for example, rights to expression, privacy, and intellectual property.

Cited by 12 publications

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Re‐situating information poverty: Information marginalization and parents of individuals with disabilities

Re‐situating information poverty: Information marginalization and parents of individuals with disabilities

Privacy Policies and Practices with Cloud-Based Services in Public Libraries: An Exploratory Case of BiblioCommons

Surveillance as information practice

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