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Libraries as Freedom of Information Gazebos

Posted by Michael Zimmeron April 21, 2011in Events, Libraries1 Comment

I recently attended the 9th annual Information Ethics Roundtable hosted by the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science. This year's theme was "Human Rights as Information Rights,"and featured a great collection of papers. I presented a…

Intellectual Freedom vs. WikiLeaks (Feb 24, Brookfield Public Library)

Posted by Michael Zimmeron February 15, 2011in Events, Information Law & Policy, Internet, Libraries

Building from the successful event on Minding the Gaps: WikiLeaks and Internet Security in the 21st Century held at UW-Milwaukee, I will be joining my colleague Dr. Joyce Latham to discuss Intellectual Freedom vs. WikiLeaks at the Brookfield Public Library…

Overcoming Barriers to Information Access: Educating the Next Generation of Library and Information Science Leaders

Posted by Michael Zimmeron September 9, 2010in Libraries, Professional

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies has recently been awarded a large IMLS grant to support six new PhD students pursuing research in overcoming barriers to information access. Details here and here, and below: Overcoming Barriers to Information…

Research Opportunities for Incoming UW-Milwaukee Freshmen

Posted by Michael Zimmeron April 6, 2010in Libraries, Professional

I have a summer research opportunity for an incoming UW-Milwaukee freshman interested in libraries, Web 2.0, and information ethics and policy. The Office of Undergraduate Research is again sponsoring the UR@UWM Summer Research program. Selected students are invited to campus…

Event: Emerging Privacy and Ethical Challenges for Libraries in the 2.0 Era

Posted by Michael Zimmeron March 12, 2010in Events, Information Ethics, Internet, Libraries, Privacy5 Comments

From May 2 through May 8, 2010, libraries across the nation will celebrate Choose Privacy Week for the first time. This American Library Association campaign invites library professionals, users, and friends into a national conversation about privacy rights in a…

West Bend Public Library Wins U-Illinois Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award

Posted by Michael Zimmeron December 9, 2009in Information Ethics, Libraries

For its principled stance regarding the recent controversy over certain Young Adult books, the West Bend Community Memorial Library has been awarded the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award by the faculty of the Graduate School of Library and Information…

Panel: On the Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services

Posted by Michael Zimmeron November 8, 2009in Events, Information Ethics, Libraries

On Tuesday, a group of librarians and information professions will be holding a panel discussion on "The Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services" at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). On the…

Banned Books Week 2009: Ignorance is No Armor

Posted by Michael Zimmeron September 26, 2009in Information Ethics, Libraries2 Comments

Today is the start of Banned Books Week 2009, the 28th annual celebration of the freedom to choose what we read, as well as the freedom to select from a full array of possibilities. Hundreds of books are challenged in…

West Bend Public Library Wins Wisconsin ProQuest Intellectual Freedom Award

Posted by Michael Zimmeron August 31, 2009in Information Ethics, Libraries

In the wake of the ongoing controversy over select Young Adult books at the West Bend Community Memorial Library, the Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the Wisconsin Library Association has named Director Michael Tyree and Young Adult Librarian Kristin Pekoll,…

Thoughts on Privacy and the Google Book Settlement

Posted by Michael Zimmeron August 28, 2009in Events, Information Ethics, Libraries, Privacy, Search Engines

I shared my thoughts on privacy and the Google Book Settlement at the “Google Books Settlement and the Future of Information Access” conference organized by the UC-Berkeley School of Information. My remarks focused on my desire to trust Google when they say they're "thinking hard" about these issues and promise to "protect readers' privacy rights", while noting their track record is reason enough to cause us some pause, which is why we're pushing so hard as advocates on these vital concerns.