Brennan, Linda L.       <br/><br/>
Social, ethical, and policy implications of information technology / 
[edited by] Linda L. Brennan, Victoria E. Johnson. 
 - Hershey :  Information Science Pub.,  c2004. 
 - viii, 304 p. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface / Linda L. Brennan and Victoria E. Johnson -- Ch. I. Global Perspectives on the Information Society /  William J. McIver, Jr. -- Ch. II. Digital Divides: Their Social and Ethical  Implications / Emma Rooksby and John Weckert -- Ch. III. The Perils of Access and Immediacy: Unintended  Consequences of Information Technology / Linda L. Brennan  -- Ch. IV. What, Me, Worry? The Empowerment of Employees /  Marsha Cook Woodbury -- Ch. V. Managing Workplace Privacy Responsibly / Richard  A. Spinello, John Gallaugher and Sandra Waddock -- Ch. VI. Virtual Harms and Real Responsibility / Chuck  Huff, Deborah G. Johnson and Keith W. Miller -- Ch. VII. Ethical Challenges for Information Systems  Professionals / Gerald M. Hoffman -- Ch. VIII. Living Within Glass Houses: Coping with  Organizational Transparency / Victoria E. Johnson -- Ch. IX. Ethical Challenges of Information Systems: The  Carnage of Outsourcing and Other Technology-Enabled  Organizational Imperatives / David Wiencek -- Ch. X. A Contrarian's View: New Wine in Old Bottles, New  Economy and Old Ethics -- Can it Work? / Marianne M. Jennings -- Ch. XI. Liability for System and Data Quality / Robert D.  Sprague -- Ch. XII. Software Engineering as a Profession: A Moral  Case for Licensure / J. Carl Ficarrotta -- Ch. XIII. Copyright Law in the Digital Age / Jordan M.  Blanke -- Ch. XIV. "Digital Orphans": Technology's Wayward Children  / Mark Kieler and Michael J. West -- Ch. XV. Compliance with Data Management Laws / Jack S.  Cook and Laura L. Cook -- Ch. XVI. The Central Problems in Cyber Ethics and How  Stories Can Be Used to Address It / John M. Artz.       
<br/><br/> Information systems pose social challenges, especially for  technical professionals who have been taught to think in  terms of logic, structures, and flows. This work focuses on  the human impact of information systems, including ethical  challenges, social implications, and legal issues.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1591401682 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1591401690 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003014952 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication of technical information.<br/>Computer scientists.<br/>Copyright--United States.<br/>Information science--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Information society.<br/>Information technology--Government policy--United States.<br/>Information technology--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.48/33