Sorry, that should have read "I read Mr. Campbell's post...."  I 
shouldn't post before 8:00.

At 07:06 AM 3/12/2008, you wrote:
>It depends on how you are defining "ethics." I would only see what 
>you describe as unethical if it were being done deliberately in 
>order to prevent a specific group of people from finding the 
>information or to prevent access to a specific class of information.
>
>Suzanne M. Stauffer, Ph.D.
>Assistant Professor
>School of Library and Information Science
>Louisiana State University
>275 Coates Hall
>Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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>From: Discussion List for issues related to cataloging & metadata 
>education & training on behalf of Bryan Campbell
>Sent: Tue 3/11/2008 9:34 AM
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>Subject: Re: [eduCAT] Ethics in Cataloging
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>
>I'll soon post a list of readings that I have found in Library Literature
>on this topic. You might also be interested in reading the discussions on
>AUTOCAT. I searched the web archive using the search string (ethics AND
>(cataloging or cataloguing)).
>
>This is a question that I sent to someone I have corresponded with off-
>list, but I address it also to you:
>
>The few articles or postings on AUTOCAT that I have read mention the
>ethical dilemmas that arise from outsourcing, cultural bias, bias in
>subject headings, the perils of having inexperienced staff (professional or
>non-professional), record nabbing, and UBC. In your experience, are there
>other perhaps newer ethical problems in cataloging that have not been
>addressed at all?
>
>Moving on, is there anything potentially unethical about relying so heavily
>on the practice of dumping table of contents information for proceedings or
>seminars into just a 505? So much of that information still ends up there,
>especially if its coming in through the ECIP program. Rarely are there
>corresponding access points elsewhere in the record. I know there are
>obvious benefits, but it also thwarts collocation. Do you perceive any
>other unintended consequences? For example, do you think that this practice
>could have an effect on those who do citation analyses to measure the
>expansion or contraction of a field or discipline? Might there be a problem
>with locking up what are essentially citations, absent corresponding access
>points, in a TOC?
>
>Thanks for considering these questions.
>
>Bryan Campbell
>Library Assistant
>VDOT Research Library
>530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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>On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:02:57 -0500, Shawne Miksa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
>SM>Would you considering posting your list of articles?  That would be
>SM>helpful.
> >
> >thanks,
> >
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> >>>> Bryan Campbell <[log in to unmask]> 3/10/2008 1:52 PM >>>
> >I am curious to know if any of you teach on Ethics in Cataloging in
> >a direct way. That is, do you aside time in class to talk specifically
> >about ethical matters, perhaps in your advanced courses? Aside from the
> >occasional discussion on AUTOCAT and the few articles that I have found
> >in Library Literature, there does not seem to be much on the Ethics in
> >Cataloging. I just wonder how up-and-coming catalogers learn about it.
> >Thanks for considering my questions.
> >
> >Bryan Campbell
> >VDOT Research Library
> >Charlottesville, VA
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