"In this volume practitioners and scholars from four continents discuss ethical implications of the expansion of information technology throughout the world. The contributors - librarians, lawyers, philosophers, journalists - present their varied points of view on such questions as privacy rights vs. the right to information; accessibility; and regulation and copyright."--BOOK JACKET.

"These essays address a broad range of questions that law and regulation can never resolve. Although they disagree on specific points, they are unified in promoting an enhanced level of consciousness and appreciation of the ethical issues in information technology."--BOOK JACKET. "Ethics and Electronic Information in the Twenty-First Century is recommended for policymakers, librarians, scholars, and all those interested in understanding life in the information age."--BOOK JACKET.