[Sigifp-l] Sigifp-l Digest, Vol 141, Issue 6

Abigail Phillips abigail.phillips at usu.edu
Mon Nov 13 11:23:56 EST 2017 

Hi all,


Sent this to John last week for a possible webinar topic and he suggested I share it with the rest of the group.



There has been significant heated discussion over the past five months or so among practicing librarians about professional ethics. Particularly since the Charlottesville riots. I've noticed it a lot on library social media (certain library Fb groups, Twitter) and some from ALA. I haven't seen that much from the LIS education or research community.

I also served on ALA's Professional Ethics Committee during 2016-2017. We spent a lot of time during Midwinter and Annual talking about how to respond to questions, concerns, and confusions from librarians. This definitely falls back onto questions of information ethics, library policy, separation (or not) of professional versus personal ethics. Anyway, just a thought.

Thank you!


Abby


Abigail Phillips, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences

Utah State University

Twitter: @abigailleigh

Website: abigailleighphillips.com


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   1. Re: New officers (Colin Rhinesmith)
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 12:07:10 -0500
From: Colin Rhinesmith <crhinesmith at simmons.edu>
To: sigifp-l at asis.org
Subject: Re: [Sigifp-l] New officers
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Hi everyone,

I am writing with a quick note to say hello and reconnect with you all.  I?m finally resurfacing after transitioning this past year from OU SLIS to Simmons SLIS.

I look forward to learning how I can help provide support with initiatives over this coming year.

Best regards,
Colin

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Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College
phone: 617-521-2881
web: http://crhinesmith.com
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> On Nov 10, 2017, at 7:15 PM, A.J. Million <ajmillion at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't, but it would be interesting to see if there is any data out there about the average student loan debt owned by MLS (and other) graduates. This could be coupled with an evaluation of the impact of not forgiving public sector employee debt.
>
> Librarians don't make much. Taxing assistantships, not forgiving their student loan debt, etc. would make it harder for people to earn an MLS. I assume the same goes for most other information professions that don't have large amounts of jobs readily available in the private sector.
>
> Even some sort of analysis of data would be interesting...
>
> AJM
>
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 7:38 AM, Brandi Loveday <blloveday at gmail.com <mailto:blloveday at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I think it would be nice to evaluate current policy changes regarding deregulation that will be affecting banks and customers as well as how tax law changes will affect students.
>
> Does anyone know colleagues in other depts that can speak to these and maybe tie into how this will all affect the field of info science? Impact on future professionals, maybe stalling enrollment of students due to taxes on loans... the ethics (or lack thereof ) behind these moves and the affect on consumers and students... just a couple of ideas.
>
> On Nov 8, 2017 7:02 AM, "A.J. Million" <ajmillion at gmail.com <mailto:ajmillion at gmail.com>> wrote:
> John:
>
> I'm happy to coordinate a webinar (or two) on behalf of the SIG. My question is what topic(s) would make sense for a webinar? I've been thinking about antitrust law and big tech companies lately.
>
> Beyond that, I'm open to any suggestions!
>
> AJM
>
> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Burgess, John <jtfburgess at ua.edu <mailto:jtfburgess at ua.edu>> wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> Thank you to Shannon, A.J., and Emily for your service and for putting together an excellent workshop. I?m looking forward to developing a few projects with you all this year as we continue to raise awareness of the importance of policy and ethics research.
>
> The conference theme that we have to work with is tailor-made for us to make a significant contribution, ?Building an ethical and sustainable information future with emerging technologies.? Shannon was kind enough to share a pair of planning documents to stimulate conversation, so at this point I think it would be a good idea to open up discussion of one or more projects to undertake before the next conference, such as webinars, as well as 2018 conference session ideas.  I?ll start us off. I have an interest in the topic of sustainability ethics and will be happy to take the lead on developing either a pre-conference workshop or panel on this topic. Who would like to take on one of the other listed projects, or what other projects do you have in mind?
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
> John T. F. Burgess, PhD, STM, MLIS
> Assistant Professor/Distance Ed Coordinator
> School of Library and Information Studies
> The University of Alabama
> (205) 348-1523 <tel:(205)%20348-1523>
>
>> On Nov 5, 2017, at 6:53 PM, Oltmann, Shannon <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu <mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>> wrote:
>>
>> Just wanted to update everyone on the new officers for the SIG:
>>
>> Chair: John Burgess (University of Alabama)
>> Chair-Elect: Emad Khazraee (Kent State University, Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society)
>> Communications Officer: Kenneth Haggerty (University of Memphis Library)
>> Treasurer: Abby Phillips (Utah State University)
>>
>>
>> -Shannon
>>
>>
>> Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann
>> Assistant Professor
>> School of Information Science
>> College of Communication & Information
>> University of Kentucky
>> shannon.oltmann at uky.edu <mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
>> 320 Lucille Little Library
>> Lexington KY 40506
>> 859-257-0788 <tel:(859)%20257-0788>
>> 859-257-4205 <tel:(859)%20257-4205> (fax)
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From: "Burgess, John" <jtfburgess at ua.edu>
To: Colin Rhinesmith <crhinesmith at simmons.edu>
Cc: "sigifp-l at asis.org" <sigifp-l at asis.org>
Subject: Re: [Sigifp-l] New officers
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Hi Colin,

Glad that you?re settled in. We?re happy to have you here and for the help.

Cheers,

John

John T. F. Burgess, PhD, STM, MLIS
Assistant Professor / Coordinator, Distance Ed
School of Library and Information Studies
The University of Alabama
(205) 348-1523<tel://(205)%20348-1523>

On Nov 11, 2017, at 11:26 AM, Colin Rhinesmith <crhinesmith at simmons.edu<mailto:crhinesmith at simmons.edu>> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am writing with a quick note to say hello and reconnect with you all.  I?m finally resurfacing after transitioning this past year from OU SLIS to Simmons SLIS.

I look forward to learning how I can help provide support with initiatives over this coming year.

Best regards,
Colin

?
Colin Rhinesmith
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College
phone: 617-521-2881
web: http://crhinesmith.com
pronouns: he/him/his


On Nov 10, 2017, at 7:15 PM, A.J. Million <ajmillion at gmail.com<mailto:ajmillion at gmail.com>> wrote:

I don't, but it would be interesting to see if there is any data out there about the average student loan debt owned by MLS (and other) graduates. This could be coupled with an evaluation of the impact of not forgiving public sector employee debt.

Librarians don't make much. Taxing assistantships, not forgiving their student loan debt, etc. would make it harder for people to earn an MLS. I assume the same goes for most other information professions that don't have large amounts of jobs readily available in the private sector.

Even some sort of analysis of data would be interesting...

AJM

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 7:38 AM, Brandi Loveday <blloveday at gmail.com<mailto:blloveday at gmail.com>> wrote:
I think it would be nice to evaluate current policy changes regarding deregulation that will be affecting banks and customers as well as how tax law changes will affect students.

Does anyone know colleagues in other depts that can speak to these and maybe tie into how this will all affect the field of info science? Impact on future professionals, maybe stalling enrollment of students due to taxes on loans... the ethics (or lack thereof ) behind these moves and the affect on consumers and students... just a couple of ideas.

On Nov 8, 2017 7:02 AM, "A.J. Million" <ajmillion at gmail.com<mailto:ajmillion at gmail.com>> wrote:
John:

I'm happy to coordinate a webinar (or two) on behalf of the SIG. My question is what topic(s) would make sense for a webinar? I've been thinking about antitrust law and big tech companies lately.

Beyond that, I'm open to any suggestions!

AJM

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Burgess, John <jtfburgess at ua.edu<mailto:jtfburgess at ua.edu>> wrote:
Greetings all,

Thank you to Shannon, A.J., and Emily for your service and for putting together an excellent workshop. I?m looking forward to developing a few projects with you all this year as we continue to raise awareness of the importance of policy and ethics research.

The conference theme that we have to work with is tailor-made for us to make a significant contribution, ?Building an ethical and sustainable information future with emerging technologies.? Shannon was kind enough to share a pair of planning documents to stimulate conversation, so at this point I think it would be a good idea to open up discussion of one or more projects to undertake before the next conference, such as webinars, as well as 2018 conference session ideas.  I?ll start us off. I have an interest in the topic of sustainability ethics and will be happy to take the lead on developing either a pre-conference workshop or panel on this topic. Who would like to take on one of the other listed projects, or what other projects do you have in mind?

Cheers,

John

John T. F. Burgess, PhD, STM, MLIS
Assistant Professor/Distance Ed Coordinator
School of Library and Information Studies
The University of Alabama
(205) 348-1523<tel:(205)%20348-1523>

On Nov 5, 2017, at 6:53 PM, Oltmann, Shannon <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu<mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>> wrote:

Just wanted to update everyone on the new officers for the SIG:

Chair: John Burgess (University of Alabama)
Chair-Elect: Emad Khazraee (Kent State University, Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society)
Communications Officer: Kenneth Haggerty (University of Memphis Library)
Treasurer: Abby Phillips (Utah State University)


-Shannon


Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science
College of Communication & Information
University of Kentucky
shannon.oltmann at uky.edu<mailto:shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
320 Lucille Little Library
Lexington KY 40506
859-257-0788<tel:(859)%20257-0788>
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