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Perspectives on Global Information Ethics
Archival ethics: The truth of the matter
Article first published online: 15 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20852
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 59, Issue 7, pages 1128–1133, May 2008
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How to Cite
Cox, R. J. (2008), Archival ethics: The truth of the matter. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 59: 1128–1133. doi: 10.1002/asi.20852
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- Issue published online: 18 APR 2008
- Article first published online: 15 APR 2008
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Abstract
This essay explores the question of whether records professionals are as aware of the ethical dimensions of their work as they should be. It consider first the historical and professional context of archival ethics, then examines a recent case about business archives involving the author that suggests the need for renewed attention to professional ethics, and concludes with a discussion about how archivists might reconsider the ethical dimensions of their work.
The task of the philosopher is neither to belittle truth nor to exalt it, neither to deny it nor to defend it, but to explain why we need the concept and what it is to possess it. (Dummett, 2004, p. 116)