Course Description


LIS 9134 (Winter 2015)   Privacy and Surveillance

Course Description
This seminar course explores control and freedom in the information age by examining technologies, institutions, representations and practices of surveillance in libraries, archives and databases. It also examines related issues of intellectual freedom, content filtering and copyright management. These topics are investigated through theoretical discussion, case studies, and research presentation.

This course is no longer active. Please contact FIMS Undergraduate Student Services, fims@uwo.ca, for more information.




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