1st Edition

The Measurement of Information Integrity

By Michael Seadle Copyright 2022
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

Arguing that there never was a time when politicians did not prevaricate and when some communities did not doubt conclusions that others considered to be facts, The Measurement of Information Integrity puts the post-truth era in context and offers measures for integrity in the modern world. Incorporating international examples from a range of disciplines, this book provides the reader... Read more

List of tables

Preface

Context

How to Read this Book

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction and Approach

Introduction

A Note on Vocabulary

Problem statement

Methodology

Literature Review

Summary

Chapter 2: Context and Society

Introduction

Historical Context

Evolution of the Concepts

Incentives and Disincentives

Summary: Social Context and Origin

Chapter 3: Context and Institutions

Introduction

Institutions and Infrastructure

Technology and Tools

Role of Law

Economic Context

Summary

Chapter 4: Disciplines

Introduction

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences

Humanities

Professional Schools

Summary

Chapter 5: Measurement

Introduction

What is Measurement?

Training in Measurement

Institutions and Measurement

Measurement Failures

Summary

Chapter 6: Actors

Introduction

Investigators

Judges

Violators

Victims

Summary

Chapter 7: Conclusion and Consequences

Introduction

Scholarly Fraud

Fraud in the Wider World

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Michael Seadle was long the Director of the Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, and Dean of Humanities. His current research areas include information integrity and digital archiving, and he currently serves as Executive Director of the international iSchools organisation.