Do RFIDs (radio frequency identifier devices) provide new ethical dilemmas for librarians and information professionals?

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 546-555

  Thornley, Clare ^a   Ferguson, Stuart ^b   Weckert, John ^c   Gibb, Forbes ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information ethics; Library management; Privacy; RFIDs

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; INFORMATION SERVICES; LIBRARIES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS; INFORMATION ETHICS; INFORMATION OBJECT; INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS; INFORMATION PROFESSIONS; LIBRARY MANAGEMENT; PROCESS MODELING; RADIO FREQUENCIES;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 80054775309     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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