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Information Ethics Reference Work
May 26, 2007
Got a message from a contact at IGI Global about their new publication, the Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security, available in print and online as of this coming Monday, May 28, 2007. The link takes you to a full description of this title, which is, in a nutshell, a 500-page reference book designed to provide a social and cultural context to rapid technological advancements. It’s aimed at students, researchers, and practicing information professionals who need to be aware of some of the less popular consequences of such rapid technology development, such as computer crime, information warfare, invasion of privacy, covert and illegal surveillance, and intellectual property theft.
I’m mentioning it here because IGI Global is offering free online access for libraries for the life of the edition with the purchase of a print copy, as well as (to libraries only) solely electronic access for $260.00 for the life of the edition. I’m also mentioning it because I don’t remember having seen many titles like this yet, but figured that, considering the timeliness and importance of the topic, there must be scads more. So I did a little noodling around online to find those “scads more.”
I looked the book up in the Library of Congress online catalog, and found the record for it, along with a link to the pre-publication Table of Contents (very nice!). Scanning the subject headings in the full record (Information technology--Social aspects—Encyclopedias; Information technology--Moral and ethical aspects—Encyclopedias; Computer crimes—Encyclopedias; Computer security—Encyclopedias; and Information networks--Security measures—Encyclopedias), I figured I’d hit the mother lode for more material… until I clicked through all five heading links, to discover only 3 (!) more related titles, including: Cyberculture: the Key Concepts, by David Bell, Routledge, c2004; The Encyclopedia of High-Tech Crime and Crime-Fighting, by Michael Newton, Checkmark Books, c2004; and the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security, by Mitch Tulloch, Microsoft Press, 2003.
Obviously, this isn’t exhaustive research, but I really expected immediately to find many more titles in this subject ballpark. And not finding them is the ultimate reason I’m bringing this book to your attention.
More as it happens,
Cheryl
Posted by Cheryl LaGuardia on May 26, 2007 | Comments (3)
