International Conference on the Ethics of Information & Knowledge Organization*
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The International Conference on the Ethics of Information & Knowledge Organization, successor of the Milwaukee Conference on Ethics in Knowledge Organization (EKO), formerly the Milwaukee Conference on the Ethics of Information Organization (EIO), initially the Conference on the Ethics of Information Organization (EIO), aims to emphasize the characteristics and theoretical approaches that can build a methodological and effective model for examining ethics and highlighting the various recurring questions related to the ethical dimensions of information processing and organization.
It brings together researchers and teachers from different SHS disciplines working on ethics: computer science, archives, artificial intelligence, business and engineering, human sciences (literature, linguistics, archaeology, museology, theology, etc.). .) etc.
Conference History:
4th International Conference on the Ethics of Information & Knowledge Organization, June 8-9, 2023, University of Lille, Lille, France
(Organizer: International Thematic Network on Ethics in SHS, Geriico Laboratory, iSchool, University of Lille)
Note: The conference is also known as the 1st International Conference of the International Thematic Network on Ethics in SHS; In French: 4ème Conférence internationale sur l’Ethique de l’Information et 1ère Conférence internationale du Réseau Thématique International sur l’Ethique en SHS
Keynotes:
The Uncanny Catalog: How Do We “Care” Now?
Ethics of Information and the Metaverse
Plenary Sessions:
Theoretical investigations on the ethics of information, Ethical theories applied to Knowledge Organization (KO) / Ethical issues related to Algorithmic Power and Bias
Ethics of Scientific Research
Digital Ethics and Digital Responsibility/ Ethique et Numerique
The Ethics of Cultural and Political Issues in Knowledge Organization
Parallel Sessions:
Ethical issues in Specific Information Environments such as Archives, Libraries, Museums, Documentation Centers, etc.
Discourse analysis and theoretical approaches to the ethics of information
Information Technology at Social Margins and Intersections (race, gender, sexuality and other facets ofidentityandprivilege)
Special Sessions:
A Tribute to Annette Béguin-Verbrugge (1947-2022), Professeure au Département SID, Université de Lille 3 (1992-2007)
Meeting of the International Thematic Network of the Ethics in SHS, University of Lille
3rd Milwaukee Conference on Ethics in Knowledge Organization (EKO3), May 28-29, 2015, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Conference Theme: The Big Deal
(Organizer: Knowledge Organization Research Group & Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
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Keynotes:
Constructs and Construct Patterns for Ethical Knowledge Organization
Naming and Reframing: A Taxonomy of Attacks on Knowledge Organization
Sessions:
Representation in Representations
Standpoints and Epistemologies
Ethics in Practices and Technologies
Codes of Ethics
Aesthetics and Ethics
Poster Sessions (2)
2nd Milwaukee Conference on the Ethics of Information Organization (EIO2), June 15-16, 2012, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Conference Theme: The Big Deal
(Organizer: Information Organization Research Group & Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
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Keynotes:
Just classifications
Ethics in Information Organization: Visualizing Extension, Monitoring Shifting Intention
Presentations:
Eliminate, abandon, dismantle: Cataloging in library consultant reports
DDC or BISAC: The Changing Balance between Corporations and Public Institutions
Changing the Stories We Tell: The Research Ethic of Indigenous Métissage
Ethical aspects in information organization: an analysis of LIS Education in the MERCOSUL area
Naming names: the ethics of identification in digital library metadata
Archival Context, Digital Content, and the Ethics of Digital Archival Representation
Contemplating co-creator rights in archival description
Librarianship as an Intellectual Craft
Male Homosexuality in Brazilian Indexing Languages: Some Ethical Questions
Disciplining Scholarship at the Library of Congress
Library Catalog Notes for “Bad Books”: Ethics vs. Responsibilities
Knowledge representation and Orthophemism: a reflection on a concept
Which Ethics? Whose Morality?: An Analysis of the Ethical Standards for Information Organization
A Convenient Verisimilitude or Oppressive Internalization? Characterizing the Ethical Arguments surrounding Hierarchical Structures in Knowledge Organization Systems
Sexual Boundaries and Social Disapprobation
Étalage re: Communities of Practice
“Vegetables I don’t eat but should”: How members of food ‘thought communities’ understand, sort, and label foods.
1st Conference on the Ethics of Information Organization (EIO), May 22-23, 2009, Milwaukee Central Library, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Conference Theme: The Big Deal
(Organizer: Information Organization Research Group & Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
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Keynotes:
Users, the User, a User
According to Code
Ethical Values and Problems in Knowledge Organization and Representation: Elements for Its Theoretical Categorization
Presentations:
Ethos, Logos, Pathos or Sender, Message, Receiver? A Problematological Rhetoric For Information Technologies
Achieving Obligation in Information Organization: Some Novel Approaches
Ethical Concerns of Information Policy and Organization in National Security
MARC 21 Bibliographic Format Field 083, Racially Mixed People, and DDC Table 5 Ethnic and National Groups
Folksonomies, Wikipedia and the Semantic Web: Facilitating Culturally Appropriate Subject Access to Information on the Web
Bibliocentrism, Cultural Warrant, and the Ethics of Resource Description: A Case Study
Meeting Users’ Needs in Cataloging: What is the Right Thing to Do?
Precepts for Engaged Knowledge Organization
Panel Discussions:
Trust, Authority and Power: The Intersection of Information Organization (IO) Professionals with Users, Standards, and Institutions