LIBR 561: Information Policy (3)

PREREQUISITES :
MLIS and Dual MAS/MLIS: LIBR 500, LIBR 501; corequisites LIBR 502, LIBR 503
MAS: completion of MAS core and permission of the SLAIS Graduate Adviser

GOAL: The goal of this course is to provide students with the expertise needed to locate, interpret, evaluate, create, and adapt policy relating to information and communication technology issues. In particular, students will become adapt at recognizing how various levels of policy implicate other levels of policy (e.g., a local privacy policy, a national privacy law, and an international trade treaty).

OBJECTIVES: By the end of this course, students will be able to:

State in their own terms the relationship between values (ethics) and policy in forming stable social structures
Describe the purpose of information policy
Analyze the relationship between policy, information, and information tools in different contexts
Provide examples of how political, social, economic, and technological changes have influenced information legislation and regulation.
Demonstrate familiarity with current Canadian information policy issues
Describe and compare recent information policy initiatives in other countries
Articulate how differences in the societal values may translate into conflicting information policies. These policy tensions may lead to contention in and amongst nations, organizations, and/or individuals.
Locate policy and policy review documents, interpret them and make informed decisions regarding likely implications the policy holds for different stakeholders in a particular context.
Create recommendations for an information policy in response to an information issue such as freedom of information, information access and distribution, copyright, or privacy

CONTENT:

Ethics and Western Political Philosophy
Universal Values; Values & Technology
Ethical conceptions of privacy
Privacy Freedom of Expression & Freedom of Information: National Expectations and International Realities
Censorship & Selection: National Expectations and International Realities
Intellectual Property: Permeable Borders & Copyright Challenges
Traditional Knowledge in the Modern World; Revisiting Universal Values
Information Policy in Information Organizations
Information Professionals Action & Advocacy
Public Consultations, Resolutions, Position Statements
Information Policy, Business and Politics

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LIBR 561: Information Policy (3)