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2nd Milwaukee Conference on the Ethics of Information Organization June 15 - 16, 2012 Milwaukee, WI http://sois.uwm.edu/ioethics Information organization (IO) faces many ethical challenges which demand our attention. The IO literature raises ethical issues concerning the role of national and international IO standards, provision of appropriate subject access, deprofessionalization of IO work, education of IO professionals, and the effects of globalization. These issues, and others like them, have serious implications for quality and equity in information access. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies and its Information Organization Research Group and Center for Information Policy Research are joined by Milwaukee Public Library and UWM Libraries in presenting this conference to address the ethics of information organization. Presentations will address the ethics of a wide range of topics: • Classification theory • Indigenous knowledge organization • Consultants' attitudes toward and corporate roles in cataloging • Metadata standards and practices • Archival representation • Addressing the shortcoming of subject access • Representations of marginalized groups and topics • Catalogers' objectives and responsibilities • Concepts for education and research • Where we are now • and more INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Just Classifications Jens-Erik Mai | University of Toronto Eliminate, Abandon, Dismantle: Cataloging in Library Consultant Reports Tina Gross | St. Cloud State University Changing the Stories We Tell: The Research Ethics of Indigenous Métissage Ann Doyle | University of British Columbia From Mishmash to Mash-up: Objectives, Ethics, and Practice in Cataloging Daniel CannCasciato | Central Washington Brooks Library Ethics in Information Organization: Visalizing Extension, Monitoring Shifting Intention Richard Smiraglia | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Complete list of speakers and conference program will be available on the conference website. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: http://sois.uwm.edu/ioethics Early bird registration ends - April 30, 2012 Conference Poster available here: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/groups/sois/webdocs/events/eio-poster.pdf FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM CONTACT: [log in to unmask] | Ph: 414-229-4707 | http://www.uwm.edu/sois Rebecca Hall Web Development & Marketing Coordinator Instructor UW-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201 Ph: 414.229.2855 | F: 414.229.6699 http://www.uwm.edu/sois