At the crossroads: International academy adopts resolutions on ethics and openness

lrwagranada.jpg International leaders met at the crossroads of culture and tradition in Granada, Spain, on April 27 and 28 to discuss the future of library and information science education, which are facing a crossroads of their own.

Adopting Thomas Jefferson’s pledge of “Eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man” as its motto, the Louis Round Wilson Academy approved its first general resolutions (statements) on ethics and openness – two topics of special concern for those responsible for the future stewardship of recorded knowledge.

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