Heather MacNeil (M.A., Simon Fraser University; M.A.S., University of British Columbia), a freelance archivist, has written and lectured on archival ethics and descriptive standards and has served on the Association of Canadian Archivists'Ethics Committee, which recently developed a code of ethics for Canadian archivists.
...a major study on a too neglected topic....Heather MacNeil is to
be complimented for one of the more important archival
contributions in recent years.
*Jasis*
Social scientists, historians, archivists, attorneys, and
government officials can read this well written and reasoned volume
with profit.
*CHOICE*
...a first-rate job of discussing questions of privacy that often
bedevil investigative journalists as they seek sensitive
records.
*Investigative Reporters and Editors Journal*
...the thorough text is well written, the treatment of historical
and legal aspects is substantial, and the final recommendations are
forthright.
*Journal of Academic Librarianship*
...enormously well researched...
*Archives and Manuscripts: Journal of the Australian Society of
Archivists*
Although it is designed for archivists, and treats exclusively of
archival issues, MacNeil's text warrants wider attention throughout
the information profession as an outstanding example of a study
that examines the basic work of a major component of that
profession from the standpoint of the ethical standards that must
be rigorously applied in developing, implementing, and enforcing
policies and procedures.
*Journal of Information Ethics*
...an important book which should be read by anyone with an
interest in or responsibility for the access to or storage of
personal information, and for students in the information
field...very readable and well-documented...
*Australian Library Journal*
Heather MacNeil has prepared a book of extraordinary erudition on
an issue central to the administration of modern archival records
in both paper and electronic format...This work essentially offers
a set of conceptual principles and legal precedents that form the
Canadian and U.S. approaches to privacy and to freedom of
information... historical records of a personal nature...it should
be noted and perhaps consulted by any archivist who has
responsibilities for material of this kind...
*Journal of Academic Librarianship*
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