TONI CARBO
Professor
School of
Information Sciences and
Graduate
School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
605 IS Building, 135 N. Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA 15260, USA
Tel: (412) 624-9310; Fax: (412) 624-5231
E-mail: tcarbo@mail.sis.pitt.edu
Dissertation Title: Coverage of journal articles by selected U.S. discimplinary science and technology abstracting and indexing services and its relationship to other characteristics of the scientific and technical literature, particularly citations. Drexel University, Doctor of Philosophy (Management of Information Resources), College of Information Studies, 1977.
IS 3958: Doctoral Seminar on Electronic Government
This seminar is designed to introduce PhD students and advanced master’s students to policy aspects of electronic government at the national level in the U.S. The seminar will begin with an exploration of the history and development of electronic government (e-government) in the United States, with some exploration of developments in Canada and the European Union. It will include an examination of definitions of e-government and of frameworks to measure the stages of e-government development. Cultural context and examples of national and cultural differences will be discussed.
The course will focus on policy issues related to the life-cycle of government information from its generation and creation; through its organization, management, evaluation and preservation (or exclusion or removal); to its dissemination and use. Policy issues related to e-government, including: 1) determining the role of the government vis-à-vis that of the private sector (both for and not-for-profit); 2) access to information and services (e.g., equity of access, information literacy; 3) content, including quality, ownership, intellectual property protection and use; 4) freedom of expression; 5) security; 6) related ethical issues; and 7) other e-government topics that arise in discussions and/or in the media will be discussed. Government documents from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution through the e-Government Act and government websites will be examined and discussed, along with journal articles and book chapters.
Information Ethics Course
LIS 2194: Information Ethics
Syllabus
This course endeavors to provide a background to ethics as a prelude to learning the skills of ethical decision-making and, then, to applying those skills to the real and current challenges of the Information Profession. The scope of the coursework and discussions includes decision-making and challenges relate to information sources services in all formats and media; to the Internet and other digital sources (cyberethics); and to information-related topics in management. Designed for university students at the master’s level, this course is demanding and highly interactive in nature. Students must be willing to adopt the following cultural norms: participation in all classes, diligent reading of the required texts, openmindedness, reflection, intellectual curiosity, the careful preparation and on-time presentation of assignments, clear communication, humility, and, most especially, the willingness to learn.
Information Policy Course:
TELCOM 2512: Information Policy
A broad study of information policy, with a focus on
the U.S. Topics include issues related to access, protection and use of intellectual property, first amendment concerns,
privacy and security. Ethical issues and questions of accountability will also be discussed.
School of Information Sciences, University
of Pittsburgh,
135 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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