The boundaries of citizenship have been blurred by global information systems--while the public and private spheres have been reshaped through globalization (and colonialism and capitalism).
This collection of new essays explores information and citizenship in the digital age from a range of perspectives, presenting cautionary tales along with possibilities for "decolonizing" digital information and literacy. Topics include Wikileaks and the dissolution of information; ethical issues for teachers, policy makers and librarians; and creating safe spaces through ethical librarianship.
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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Citizenship in the Digital Age |
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Response to Rafael Capurro's "Citizenship in the Digital Age" |
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Decolonizing Information Ethics for the Liberation of Knowledge |
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Watching Out for the Olympians! Reading the CSEC Slides |
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Response to Geoffrey Rockwell and Stefan Sinclair's "Watching Out for the Olympians! Reading the CSEC Slides" |
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Literacies Future Past: Inwardness as Ethical Information |
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WikiLeaks and the Dissolution of Information: Accountability to Information Entropy |
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Response to Jared Bielby's "WikiLeaks and the Dissolution of Information: Accountability to Information Entropy" |
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The Digital Closet and Global Access to LGBTQ* Information on the Internet: Ethical and Empirical Issues for Teachers, Librarians, Parents and Public Policymakers |
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111 | (45) |
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Libraries and LGBTQ* Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Creating Safe Spaces Through Ethical Librarianship |
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156 | (13) |
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The Public Library and Social Justice |
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Ethical Issues for Young Professionals at a Large Canadian Urban Library |
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| About the Contributors |
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Toni Samek is a professor and chair of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. A convener of the Canadian Library Associations Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom and a two term member of the Canadian university academic freedom and tenure committee, she is on the Advisory Board of the new Centre for Free Expression at Ryerson University and lives in St. Albert. Lynette Shultz is an associate dean, international, and director of the Centre for Global Citizenship Education and Research at the University of Alberta. She has published on education policy, democracy, social justice and global citizenship, and teaches global governance and educational leadership at the University of Alberta and the Universidade Católica de Brasilia. She lives in Edmonton.
