Transcript American Library Association (ALA)

American Library Association (ALA)
Taken from “Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/
Technology” as proposed by The ALA/ACRL/STS Task Force on Information
Literacy for Science and Technology (June 2006)
Standard 5:
The information literates student understands many of
the economic, legal and social issues surrounding the
use of information and accesses and uses information
ethically and legally.
Standard 5: Ethical Issues
The information literate student understands
many of the ethical, legal and
socio-economic issues surrounding
information and information technology
• Identifies and discusses issues related to privacy and
security in both the print and electronic environments
• Identifies and discusses issues related to free vs. fee-based
access to information
• Identifies and discusses issues related to censorship and
freedom of speech
• Demonstrates an understanding of intellectual property,
copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material
Standard 5: Ethical Issues
“Four Ethical Issues of the Information Age” Richard O.
Mason, MIS Quarterly 10(1), 1986, pp. 5-12
Privacy
Accuracy
Property
Accessibility
http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/copyright/index.html
Standard 5: Ethical Issues
Identifies and discusses issues related to
free vs. fee-based access to information
Good General Article laying out all of the points:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access#Public_and_advocacy
Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/
Standard 5: Ethical Issues
Demonstrates an understanding of
intellectual property, copyright, and
fair use of copyrighted material
http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/copyright/index.html
Run through the tutorial and complete the post-test.
Turn in your certificate.
Standard 5: Ethical Issues
The information literate student follows laws, regulations,
institutional policies, and etiquette related to the access
and use of information resources.
• Participates in electronic discussions following accepted practices (e.g.
"Netiquette")
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
• Uses approved passwords and other forms of ID for access to information
resources
• Complies with institutional policies on access to information resources
• Preserves the integrity of information resources, equipment, systems and
facilities
• Legally obtains, stores, and disseminates text, data, images, or sounds
• Demonstrates an understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and does not
represent work attributable to others as his/her own
• Demonstrates an understanding of institutional policies related to human
subjects research
WCSU’s Acceptable Use Policies
The following sites have been designated to provide information regarding WCSU’s
specific policies as they pertain to their network, facilities, and other areas of information
technology:
Policies & Guidelines for Computer Use
http://www.wcsu.edu/technology/computerusepolicy.asp
CSU Network Policy
http://www.wcsu.edu/uc/csunetpol.asp
Electronic Monitoring Notice
http://www.wcsu.edu/hr/policies/electronicmonitoring.asp
Computer Center Usage Rules and Policies
http://www.wcsu.edu/technology/students/ccpolicies.asp
Wireless Policy
http://www.wcsu.edu/technology/wireless/policy.asp
Information Security Policy (pdf, 162k)
http://www.wcsu.edu/technology/wcsu_security_policy.pdf
Standard 5: Ethical Issues
The information literate student acknowledges
the use of information sources in communicating
the product or performance:
• Selects an appropriate documentation style and uses it
consistently to cite sources
• Posts permission granted notices, as needed, for copyrighted
material
Plagiarism Tutorial:
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
WCSU’s Plagiarism Policy
Section III: Proscribed Conduct
Class A Violations
A) A person who is found guilty of any of the following acts committed while a student on
a University campus or on property controlled by a University or University affiliates or
in connection with off-campus University activities shall be subjected to the maximum
penalty of expulsion or any other penalty authorized herein.
1.
Academic misconduct including all forms of cheating and plagiarism. Academic
misconduct includes but is not limited to providing or receiving assistance in a
manner not authorized by the instructor in the creation of work to be submitted
for academic evaluation including papers, projects and examinations; and
presenting, as one's own, the idea or works of another person or persons for
academic evaluation without acknowledgment.
Plagiarism offenses result in disciplinary proceedings! For more information, consult the
section on "Student/University Relations" in the WCSU Student Handbook.