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

[A.J. Million]

If there is interest, I would say that it is worth bringing considering.
Especially if there's a need and it would draw attention to the SIG. :)

AJM

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Abigail Phillips <abigail.phillips at usu.edu
> wrote:

> 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
>
> ?
> Colin Rhinesmith
> Assistant Professor
> School of Library and Information Science
> Simmons College
> phone: 617-521-2881 <(617)%20521-2881>
> web: http://crhinesmith.com
> Colin Rhinesmith | Assistant Professor of Library and ...
> <http://crhinesmith.com/>
> crhinesmith.com
> I am honored and excited to announce that my paper with Dr. Bianca
> Reisdorf, Assistant Professor in Media and Information and Quello Center
> Assistant Director at ...
>
>
> pronouns: he/him/his
>
>
> > 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 <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 <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 <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 <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
> <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>>
> >> 320 Lucille Little Library
> >> Lexington KY 40506
> >> 859-257-0788 <(859)%20257-0788> <tel:(859)%20257-0788>
> >> 859-257-4205 <(859)%20257-4205> <tel:(859)%20257-4205> (fax)
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> From: "Burgess, John" <jtfburgess at ua.edu>
> To: Colin Rhinesmith <crhinesmith at simmons.edu>
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> 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 <(617)%20521-2881>
> web: http://crhinesmith.com
> pronouns: he/him/his
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2017, at 7:15 PM, A.J. Million <ajmillion at gmail.com<mailto:aj
> million 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:aj
> million 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 <(859)%20257-0788><tel:(859)%20257-0788>
> 859-257-4205 <(859)%20257-4205><tel:(859)%20257-4205> (fax)
>
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