Ethics, Information and Technology

A collection of essays that are divided into five subject areas: freedom of information and the pursuit of knowledge; information, technology and education; information, rights and social justice; ethics and the Internet; and professional ethics. It features writers who give a variety of views on the value of information and its ethical dimension. Leaders in the emerging field of information ethics discuss five topics: freedom of information and the pursuit of knowledge; information, technology and education; information, rights and social justice; ethics and the Internet; and professional ethics. The essays have been drawn from many periodicals, including Library Journal, Daedalus, The Nation, Journal of Information Ethics and Wired.

Features essays by leaders in the emerging field of information ethics previously published in such periodicals as "Wired," "Library Journal," and "Daedalus."