American Library Association (ALA) Standard 5: The information literates student understands many of the economic, legal and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally. Taken from “Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/ Technology” as proposed by The ALA/ACRL/STS Task Force on Information Literacy for Science and Technology (June 2006)

Standard 5: Ethical Issues The information literate student understands many of the ethical, legal and socio-economic issues surrounding information and information technology Identifies and discusses issues related to privacy and security in both the print and electronic environments Identifies and discusses issues related to free vs. fee-based access to information Identifies and discusses issues related to censorship and freedom of speech Demonstrates an understanding of intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material

Standard 5: Ethical Issues “Four Ethical Issues of the Information Age” Richard O. Mason, MIS Quarterly 10(1), 1986, pp Privacy Accuracy Property Accessibility

Standard 5: Ethical Issues Identifies and discusses issues related to free vs. fee-based access to information Good General Article laying out all of the points: Directory of Open Access Journals

Standard 5: Ethical Issues Demonstrates an understanding of intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material Run through the tutorial and complete the post-test. Turn in your certificate.

Standard 5: Ethical Issues The information literate student follows laws, regulations, institutional policies, and etiquette related to the access and use of information resources. Participates in electronic discussions following accepted practices (e.g. "Netiquette") Uses approved passwords and other forms of ID for access to information resources Complies with institutional policies on access to information resources Preserves the integrity of information resources, equipment, systems and facilities Legally obtains, stores, and disseminates text, data, images, or sounds Demonstrates an understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and does not represent work attributable to others as his/her own Demonstrates an understanding of institutional policies related to human subjects research

The following sites have been designated to provide information regarding WCSU’s specific policies as they pertain to their network, facilities, and other areas of information technology: Policies & Guidelines for Computer Use CSU Network Policy Electronic Monitoring Notice Computer Center Usage Rules and Policies Wireless Policy Information Security Policy (pdf, 162k) WCSU’s Acceptable Use Policies

Standard 5: Ethical Issues The information literate student acknowledges the use of information sources in communicating the product or performance: Selects an appropriate documentation style and uses it consistently to cite sources Posts permission granted notices, as needed, for copyrighted material Plagiarism Tutorial:

WCSU’s Plagiarism Policy Section III: Proscribed Conduct Class A Violations A) A person who is found guilty of any of the following acts committed while a student on a University campus or on property controlled by a University or University affiliates or in connection with off-campus University activities shall be subjected to the maximum penalty of expulsion or any other penalty authorized herein. 1. Academic misconduct including all forms of cheating and plagiarism. Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to providing or receiving assistance in a manner not authorized by the instructor in the creation of work to be submitted for academic evaluation including papers, projects and examinations; and presenting, as one's own, the idea or works of another person or persons for academic evaluation without acknowledgment. Plagiarism offenses result in disciplinary proceedings! For more information, consult the section on "Student/University Relations" in the WCSU Student Handbook.