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Legal and Ethical Issues Related to
Information
Chapter 6
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Chapter Topics
• Communicating Information Legally and Ethically
• Citing Information Sources• Information and Privacy Issues• Information and Security Issues• Communicating Information
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The Big Picture
• In addition to effectively selecting, retrieving, organizing, and evaluating information, standards have been set forth for the manner in which information is used. Chapter 6 addresses the legal, ethical, and communication issues that affect the proper and improper use of information.
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Learning Objectives
• Explain how privacy and security can be breached and protected in both print and electronic environments.
• Define and describe intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material and how they relate to using information legally and ethically.
• Explain ways to participate appropriately in electronic discussions and live presentations.
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Case In Point Questions
• How well will you be able to document that you have provided credible and current resources?
• How will you know if you need to obtain permission to use certain information? How will you give appropriate credit to your information sources?
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Case In Point Questions
• How well do you think you will perform in a small group meeting of managers when asked to present your information? How will you come across? What are your speaking and presentation strengths and weaknesses in this environment?
• How well do you think you will do in a large conference presentation? What are your strengths and weaknesses in this environment?
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Case In Point Questions
• How do you come across to other professionals?
• How well do you think you can present your presentation in a written format so that the managers have something to take from the meeting to study?
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Information Organization: An Overview
• Introduction– Legal and ethical use of information– Components of use
• Intellectual property• Copyright• Fair use• Plagiarism• Privacy considerations• Security issues
– Using appropriate communication channels
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Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Information
• Importance of legal and ethical issues• This course not legal advice
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Intellectual Property
• Industrial Property– Invention– Patent– Trademark– Industrial design
• Copyright– Protects works of art, writing, music and others
• Purpose of intellectual property laws
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Copyright
• Protects rights of creators of certain materials• Copyright Act of 1976
– Provisions of the law
• Public Domain• Fair Use
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Plagiarism
• Definition
• Examples
• Ways to Avoid Plagiarizing
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Citing Information Sources
• Purposes– Ethics - gives appropriate credit to author– Provides additional resources to reader– Contributes to avoiding plagiarism
• Methods– Follow examples in writing style guides
– Follow professional guidelines
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Information and Privacy Issues
• Privacy Rights– Private citizens versus celebrities– Means keeping others’ personal information out of
public view
• Privacy Legislation– Privacy Act of 1974– The HIPAA Laws (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996)
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Information and Security Issues
• General Considerations– Important aspect of information literacy– Legal and ethical elements– Awareness of security issues
• Computer Security
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Communicating Information
• General Considerations– Goals of communicating– Writing formats– Presentation formats– Communication technologies– Logic and professionalism
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The Communication Process
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Channels of Communication
• Memos • Letters• Reports, Proposals, and Papers • Logs and Journals • Instructions
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Communicating Visually
• Poster presentations
• Drawings and diagrams
• Images
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Communicating Verbally
• Face-to-face communication
• Small group meetings
• Large group presentations
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Teaching and Training Strategies
• Learning styles• Knowledge, skills, and
experience ofthe learner
• Need to beself-directed
• Memory issues • Schedules
• Problem-solving orientation
• Skepticism regarding the trainer’s credibility
• Verification of understanding
• Time for questions
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Communicating Electronically
• E-mail – Purposes– Etiquette
• Online chat, discussion, and listservs – Purposes– Etiquette
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Chapter Summary
• Communicating Information Legally and Ethically
• Citing Information Sources• Information and Privacy Issues• Information and Security Issues• Communicating Information