School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

INLS 105, Information Ethics
Fall 2003

Accuracy of Information/Software

Accuracy of Information: Key Readings

Barsumyan, S. (1990). Can your client sue you for misinformation? In Mintz, A. P. (Ed.), Information Ethics: Concerns for Librarianship and the Information Industry. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 32-52. [SILS - Z682.35 .P75 I53 1990]

Cremieux, K. A. (1996). Malpractice: is the sky falling? Special Libraries, 87(3), 147-55. [SILS]

Hafner, A. W. (1990). Medical information, health sciences, and professional liability. Special Libraries, 81(4), 305-08. [SILS]

Laudon, K. C. (1986). Data quality and due process in large interorganizational record systems [FBI criminal records system]. Communications of the ACM, 29(1), 4-11. [ACM Digital Libraries] Reprinted in Dejoie, R., Fowler, G., & Paradice, D. (Eds.). (1991). Ethical Issues in Information Systems. Boston: Boyd & Fraser, 140-154. [SILS - QA76.9 .M65 E83 1991]

??Nycum, H. S., & Lowell, W. H. (1981). Common law and statutory liability for inaccurate computer-based data. Emory Law Journal, (Spring), 445-481. [Law - K5 .M6792]

Samuelson, P. (1993). Liability for defective electronic information. Communications of the ACM, 36(1), 21-26. [ACM Digital Libraries] Reprinted in Johnson, D. G. & Nissenbaum, H. (Eds.). (1995). Computers, Ethics, and Social Values. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 539-548. [Davis - QA76.9 .A25 C6665 1995]

Accuracy of Software: Key Readings

Berdichevsky, D., & Neunschwander, E. (1999). Toward an ethics of persuasive technology. Communications of the ACM, 42(5), 51-58. [ACM Digital Library]

Birrer, F. A. J. (1999). Understanding values and biases in I.T. Computers and Society, 29(1), 16-21. [ACM Digital Library]

Bowen, J. (2000). The ethics of safety-critical systems. Communications of the ACM, 43(4), 91-97. [ACM Digital Library]

Cantwell Smith, B. (1995). The limits of correctness in computers. In D. Johnson & H. Nissenbaum (Eds.), Computers, Ethics & Social Values. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 456-469. [Davis - QA76.9 .A25 C6665 1995]

Collins, W. R., Miller, K. W., Spielman, B. J., & Wherry, P. (1994). How good is good enough? An ethical analysis of software construction and use. Communications of the ACM, 37(1), 81-91. [ACM Digital Library]

Friedman, B., & Nissenbaum, H. (1996). Bias in computer systems. ACM Transactions on Information Systems, 14(3), 330-347. [ACM Digital Library]

Weckert, J., & Adeney, D. (1997). Responsibility. In Computer and Information Ethics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 89-99. [SILS – QA76.9 .M65 W43 1997]

Accuracy of Information: Additional Readings

Gray, J. A. (1989). The health science librarian's exposure to malpractice liability because of negligent provision of information. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 77(1), 33-37. [SILS]

Groen, F. (1983). Provision of health information has legal and ethical aspects. Canadian Library Journal, 40(6), 359-62. [SILS]

Protti, M. E. (1991). Dispensing law at the front lines: ethical dilemmas in law librarianship. Library Trends, 40(2), 234-243. [SILS]

Wood, M. S. (1991). Public service ethics in health sciences libraries. Library Trends, 40(2), 244-257. [SILS]

Accuracy of Software: Additional Readings

Corbato, F. J. (1991). On building systems that will fail. Communications of the ACM, 34(9), 73-81. [ACM Digital Library]

Hites, D. (1999). The ethics of software testing. Journal of Information Ethics, 8(1), 63-71. [SILS]

Huff, C., & Jawer, B. (1994). Toward a design ethic for computer professionals. In Huff, C., & Finholt, T. (Eds.), Social Issues in Computing: Putting Computing in its Place. New York: McGraw-Hill, 691-712. [Davis - QA76.9 .C66 S62 1994]

King, P., & Tester, J. (1999). The landscape of persuasive technologies. Communications of the ACM, 42(5), 31-38. [ACM Digital Library]

Littlewood, B., & Stringini, L. (1992, November). The risks of software. Scientific American, 62-75. Reprinted in Johnson, D. G. & Nissenbaum, H. (Eds.). (1995). Computers, Ethics, and Social Values. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 432-437. [Davis - QA76.9 .A25 C6665 1995]

Parnas, D., Schouwen, J., & Kwan, S. P. (1990). Evaluation of safety critical software. Communications of the ACM, 33(6), 636-648. [ACM Digital Library]

Tseng, S., & Fogg, B. J. (1999). Creditibility and computing technology. Communications of the ACM, 42(5), 39-44. [ACM Digital Library]

Scenarios of Ethical Decisions

Borning, A. (1995). Computer system reliability and nuclear war. In Johnson, D. G. & Nissenbaum, H. (Eds.), Computers, Ethics, and Social Values. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 398-421. [Davis - QA76.9 .A25 C6665 1995]

Epstein, R. G. (1994). Case study: the case of the killer robot. Computers & Society, 24(3), 20-28. [ACM Digital Library]

Epstein, R. G. (1994). Case study: the case of the killer robot. Computers & Society, 24(4), 12-32. [ACM Digital Library]

Joyce, E. (1987, May 15). Software bugs: a matter of life and liability [THERAC-25 case]. Datamation, 33(10), 88-92. [SILS, M/P]

Kallmann, E. A., & Grillo, J. P. (1993). Credit woes. In Ethical Decision Making and Information Technology: An Introduction with Cases. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 61-62. [SILS - T58.5 .K34 1993]

Oz, E. (1994). Obligations to clients. In Ethics for the Information Age: Cases. Dubuque, IA: Business & Educational Technologies, 11-13. [SILS - T58.5 .O9 1994 c.2]

Oz, E. (1994). Obligations to employer. In Ethics for the Information Age: Cases. Dubuque, IA: Business & Educational Technologies, 19-21. [SILS - T58.5 .O9 1994 c.2]

Spinello, R. A. (1997). Case 5.2, Data accuracy and the credit bureau industry. In Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 105-111. [Davis - QA76.9 .M65 S65 1997]

Spinello, R. A. (1997). Case 5.3, Medical records privacy and the MIB. In Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 111-115. [Davis - QA76.9 .M65 S65 1997]

Spinello, R. A. (1997). Case 8.3, NCR's Warehouse Manager. In Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 203-205. [Davis - QA76.9 .M65 S65 1997]

Spinello, R. A. (1997). Case 8.4, Intel's Pentium chip product. In Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 205-211. [Davis - QA76.9 .M65 S65 1997]

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