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Neutrality in Library and Information Ethics: A Debate in Alternative Foundations

Shannon M. Oltmann · Emily J. M. Knox · David McMenemy · Stuart Caddenhead Hamilton

4 citations0/0 files storedProceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Neutrality is a concept that has been under significant critique both within wider society and library and information science. Supporters cite it as a worldview that respects the choices of individuals and that no one view of the common good should prevail in a pluralistic society. Critics argue that it reflects an out‐of‐date concept that enshrines power structures created by those already powerful and limits the choices and opportunities for those without power. This panel reflects on the arguments and considers what a library and information science ethic that does not build itself around neutrality might look like.

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