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Meghan Bing, Karinne Hiltonand Christina Magnifico
Information Ethics:
Intellectual Freedom
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Case #2.15
The university library was a government repository library and, as such,
remained open to the public for use. An elderly woman had used the
library for years and enjoyed looking through the reports and materials
the government produced. She noticed, however, that more of the
materials were only available on CD and online. Her arthritis preventedher from spending too much time in front of a computer and she asked
the librarian how she could continue to read the materials in print. "We
only make available the materials the government sends and we can
not print out copies for you." The woman maintained that it was her
right to be able to read the materials in an easy and accessible way.
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Step 1: Hard Facts:
-Library is a government depository
-A patron enjoys reading print materials
-Materials have been migrated to electronic format
-Due to physical disability, patron can no longer readmaterials
-Patron requests print access to materials, but is denied
-Library denial: "We can only make available the materials
provided by the government"-Patron disagrees
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Step 2: Identification
- Possible Copyright infringement
- Exceptional service for ALL
- Improper use of library resources
-Funding restrictions
-Technological divide
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Step 3: Evaluation of the Moral
Dilemma
Is it right for the library to refuse to provide access tomaterials?
Yes NoThe duty of the library is to promote
open access to information
The library must ensure accessibility
for all patrons
Physical conditions preventingaccess to information must be
provided for*
(*See next slide)
The library can only provide
materials to which they have
access
Technology allows more efficient
methods of information accessLibrary collections are sometimes
maintained with volume of usage
in mind
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53.1.20 Services to Persons with Disabilities (Arthritis can fall under ADA regulations)
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution mandates the right of all persons to free expression and the corollary right
to receive the constitutionally protected expression of others. A person's right to use the library should not be denied or
abridged because of disabilities. The library has the responsibility to provide materials for the interest, information, and
enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. (See also the Library Bill of Rights.) When information
in libraries is not presented in formats that are accessible to all users, discriminatory barriers are created. Adopted 2009.
ALA - Library Services for People with Disabilities Policy
4. Collections
Library materials must be accessible to all patrons including people with disabilities. Materials must be available to
individuals with disabilities in a variety of formats and with accommodations, as long as the modified formats and
accommodations are reasonable, do not fundamentally alter the librarys services, and do not place an undue burden
on the library. Examples of accommodations include assistive technology, auxiliary devices and physical assistance.
5. Assistive Technology
Well-planned technological solutions and access points, based on the concepts of universal design, are essential for
effective use of information and other library services by all people. Libraries should work with people with disabilities,
agencies, organizations and vendors to integrate assistive technology into their facilities and services to meet the needs
of people with a broad range of disabilities, including learning, mobility, sensory and developmental disabilities. Library
staff should be aware of how available technologies address disabilities and know how to assist all users with library
technology.
*ADA Upheld By ALA Code
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STEP 4: Solutions
The following solutions have been chosen by several real life librarians:
The library might offer to help this patron by printing some of the
documents. This would likely be done for a per page fee (10-15).
One librarian indicated willingness to print documents without charge,
if they were short.-Bryan Voell, Johnson County library Blue Valley Assistant director;
Lori Mangan, North Kansas City Public L ibrary Assistant director
Public Services, The University of Kansas Medical Center, A.R. Dykes Library
Text to Audio Conversion Software or other Assistive devices-Bryan Voell
Arrange more comfortable seating situation to ease arthritic
complaints during computer use.-Lori Mangan, North Kansas City Public Library Assistant director
Consensus: We believe the patron has a right to the material, as they are government
documents not subject to copyright. Even if they were, the library is able to provide enough
alternatives that the patron could access the materials comfortably
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Will it stand up outside of the
library?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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References
|Association of Specialized and Cooperative
Library Agencies. (2006, December 4). Library Servicesfor People with Disabilities Policy|
|. Retrieved March 13, 2013, from |
http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaissues/libraryservices
Buchanan, E.A. & Henderson, K.A. (2009). Case Studies
in Library and Information Science Ethics. Jefferson, NC &
London: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Services to Persons with Disabilities:
An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
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"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard
even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty
he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
- Dissertations on First Principles of Government, ThomasPaine
"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most
dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-Americanact that could most easily defeat us"
- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas,
"The One Un-American Act"
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