Without Consent: The Ethics of Disclosing Personal Information in Public Archives

By Heather MacNeil

Book Overview

Without Consent is an exploration of the theoretical and practical issues associated with the administration of access to government-held personal information generally, and to personal information held in government archive specifically. Its theme is the balance archivists must strike in negotiating access to such information: how do archivists reconcile research and privacy interests concerning the disclosure of personal information? In situations where the two interests conflict, where does archivists' professional responsibility lie?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810839644
• ISBN13: 9780810839649
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.5"