 Richard
J. Cox, Professor and Chair of the Library and Information
Science Program at the University of Pittsburgh’s
School of Information Sciences, has authored a new text
in the Principles and Practice in Records Management and
Archives Series published by Facet Publishing. Cox’s
work, “Ethics, Accountability, and Recordkeeping
in a Dangerous World” offers a series of essays that
consider practical issues of administering records and
leading-edge issues pertaining to public policy and recordkeeping. Cox
discusses record keepers as whistleblowers, recordkeeping
in the age of terror, the challenges of recordkeeping in
light of technological change, censorship and truth in
recordkeeping, intellectual property issues, and the role
of archivists and recordkeeping in the future. The
text is intended to encourage archivists and record keepers
to examine the ethical dimensions of their work and to
question how to determine organizational and societal priorities.
“Ethics, Accountability, and Recordkeeping in a
Dangerous World” is part of a series of core texts
from Facet Publishing addressing professional issues and
areas of concern in the fields of archives and records
management. It is the 14th book written by Professor
Cox, who has also published numerous monographs, articles,
and technical reports on his areas of interest in archives
and records management. Cox is Editor of the Records & Information
Management Journal, a former editor of the American Archivist,
and a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). Among
his numerous awards is the SAA’s Waldo Gifford Leland
Award for superior writing in 1991, 2002, and 2005. |
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