03041cam a2200301 4500001000500000005001700005008003900022010001700061020004000078020002300118082001800141100003800159245012500197260004900322300002700371504005100398505164700449520029502096650004402391650002502435650003002460650005202490650002502542650006202567650004402629700002202673700004402695730320181127183342.0030630s2004 pau b 001 0 eng a 2003014952 a1591401682 (hardcover : alk. paper) a1591401690 (ebook)00a303.48/33222 aBrennan, Linda L.bcdeeditorq00aSocial, ethical, and policy implications of information technology /c[edited by] Linda L. Brennan, Victoria E. Johnson. aHershey :bInformation Science Pub.,cc2004. aviii, 304 p. ;c27 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references and index. aPreface / 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.grt aInformation 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.  0aCommunication of technical information. 0aComputer scientists. 0aCopyrightzUnited States. 0aInformation sciencexMoral and ethical aspects. 0aInformation society. 0aInformation technologyxGovernment policyzUnited States. 0aInformation technologyxSocial aspects.1 aBrennan, Linda L.1 aJohnson, Victoriaq(Victoria Elizabeth)