Category Archives: Ethics

OCLC Withdraws Records Policy

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Rick Mason

The Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship has released their final report on OCLC’s proposed policy for use of records (pdf), and after reviewing the report, OCLC has formally withdrawn the policy. This conclusion to the … Continue reading →

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More Elsevier Questions

Posted on 7 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Was the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine incident an isolated case, or is it the first of several Elsevier journals that only appear to be legit? Michael Hansen, CEO Of Elsevier’s Health Sciences Division, issued a statement today … Continue reading →

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Merck, Elsevier, and Ethics

Posted on 6 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Ever hear of the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine?  Sounds official, as well as medically specific.  Did you know it was published by Elsevier?  That is is Peer Reviewed?  And that it published an article on the effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Christmas Delivery

Posted on 8 February 2009 by Rick Mason

So you are an author.  You check your book’s entry on Amazon.com.  You see a review.  It is not good.  Someone bought a copy of your book and it was flawed.  You want to make it right. What do you … Continue reading →

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Waiving Fines

Posted on 2 February 2009 by Rick Mason

When does your library waive fines and fees?  How much do circumstance matter? How about this circumstance? I like that the book was about professional ethics. found via LISNews

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Online Textbook Copyright Infringement

Posted on 3 July 2008 by Rick Mason

Peter Suber at Open Access News has an excellent post on the language being used when discussing copyright infringement of textbooks. I personally prefer what I have in the title of this post; results may vary. We have been through … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Rogue Library Book Buyer

Posted on 6 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Confessions of a Rogue Library Book Buyer is an article by a former university administrator. What he did, with the aid of a complicit librarian, would make an interesting exercise for an Ethics class. While I don’t feel that they … Continue reading →

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