Learning Analytics and the Academic Library: Professional Ethics Commitments at a Crossroads

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Main Authors: Jones, Kyle M. L., Salo, Dorothea
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2018
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author Jones, Kyle M. L.
Salo, Dorothea
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contents Learning Analytics and the Academic Library: Professional Ethics Commitments at a Crossroads Jones, Kyle M. L. Salo, Dorothea Academic Libraries Ethics Intellectual Freedom Privacy Confidentiality Intellectual Property Data Analysis Data Collection Data Processing Information Management Library Administration Censorship Advocacy Moral Values Governance Information Policy In this paper, the authors address learning analytics and the ways academic libraries are beginning to participate in wider institutional learning analytics initiatives. Since there are moral issues associated with learning analytics, the authors consider how data mining practices run counter to ethical principles in the American Library Association's "Code of Ethics." Specifically, the authors address how learning analytics implicates professional commitments to promote intellectual freedom; protect patron privacy and confidentiality; and balance intellectual property interests between library users, their institution, and content creators and vendors. The authors recommend that librarians should embed their ethical positions in technological designs, practices, and governance mechanisms. (A list of notes is included.)
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spellingShingle Learning Analytics and the Academic Library: Professional Ethics Commitments at a Crossroads
Jones, Kyle M. L.
Salo, Dorothea
Academic Libraries
Ethics
Intellectual Freedom
Privacy
Confidentiality
Intellectual Property
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Data Processing
Information Management
Library Administration
Censorship
Advocacy
Moral Values
Governance
Information Policy
Learning Analytics and the Academic Library: Professional Ethics Commitments at a Crossroads Jones, Kyle M. L. Salo, Dorothea Academic Libraries Ethics Intellectual Freedom Privacy Confidentiality Intellectual Property Data Analysis Data Collection Data Processing Information Management Library Administration Censorship Advocacy Moral Values Governance Information Policy In this paper, the authors address learning analytics and the ways academic libraries are beginning to participate in wider institutional learning analytics initiatives. Since there are moral issues associated with learning analytics, the authors consider how data mining practices run counter to ethical principles in the American Library Association's "Code of Ethics." Specifically, the authors address how learning analytics implicates professional commitments to promote intellectual freedom; protect patron privacy and confidentiality; and balance intellectual property interests between library users, their institution, and content creators and vendors. The authors recommend that librarians should embed their ethical positions in technological designs, practices, and governance mechanisms. (A list of notes is included.)
title Learning Analytics and the Academic Library: Professional Ethics Commitments at a Crossroads
topic Academic Libraries
Ethics
Intellectual Freedom
Privacy
Confidentiality
Intellectual Property
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Data Processing
Information Management
Library Administration
Censorship
Advocacy
Moral Values
Governance
Information Policy
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1175060