University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The FBI creates an awareness of librarian ethics: An opinionated historical review

Shields, Gerald R.

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Title
The FBI creates an awareness of librarian ethics: An opinionated historical review
Author(s)
Shields, Gerald R.
Issue Date
1991
Keyword(s)
  • Librarians --Professional ethics
  • Ethics
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Date of Ingest
2007-04-11T16:30:58Z
Abstract
"Such blatant manipulation of the facts by the FBI seems to point to mere justification for a ""fishing expedition"" and a cynical awareness that the very idea planted in the public mind that the FBI is watching the use of libraries by individuals will have a chilling effect which can help accomplish a reduction in the use of scientific and technical information. The people gathered together at this conference are here to try and determine if it is within their power to inspire a righting of these wrongs, if there is something in their calling as librarians that can inspire them to action."
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
Allerton Park Institute (31st : 1989)
ISSN
0536-4604
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Paper / Presentation
Language
en
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Owning Collections

1989: Ethics and the Librarian PRIMARY
Allerton Park Institute Proceedings (no. 31, 1989); Edited by F.W. Lancaster