J Med Libr Assoc. 2022 Oct 1;110(4):485-493. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1418.
Ethical decision-making regarding data collection, visualization and communication is of growing importance to librarians. Data ethics training opportunities for librarians, however, are uncommon. To fill this gap, librarians at an academic medical center developed a pilot data ethics curriculum for librarians across the US and Canada.
Three data librarians in a health sciences library developed a pilot curriculum to address perceived gaps in librarian training for data ethics. One of the team members had additional academic training in bioethics, which helped to provide an intellectual foundation for this project. The three-module class provided students with an overview of ethical frameworks, skills to apply those frameworks to data issues, and an exploration of data ethics challenges in libraries. Participants from library schools and professional organizations were invited to apply. Twenty-four participants attended the Zoom-based classes and shared feedback through surveys taken after each session and in a focus group after the course's conclusion.
Responses to the focus group and surveys indicated a high level of student engagement and interest in data ethics. Students also expressed a desire for more time and ways to apply what was learned to their own work. Specifically, participants indicated an interest in dedicating time for networking with other members of their cohort, as well as more extensive discussion of class topics. Several students also suggested creating concrete outputs of their thoughts (e.g., a reflective paper or final project). Finally, student responses expressed a strong interest in mapping ethical frameworks directly to challenges and issues librarians face in the workplace.
数据收集、可视化和传播的伦理决策对于图书馆员来说越来越重要。然而，图书馆员的数据伦理培训机会并不常见。为了填补这一空白，一家学术医疗中心的图书馆员为美国和加拿大的图书馆员开发了一个数据伦理课程试点。
健康科学图书馆的三名数据馆员开发了一个试点课程，以解决图书馆员数据伦理培训方面的认知差距。团队的一名成员在生物伦理学方面有额外的学术培训，这有助于为该项目提供知识基础。这个三模块的课程为学生提供了伦理框架概述、将这些框架应用于数据问题的技能，以及图书馆数据伦理挑战的探索。邀请了图书馆学校和专业组织的参与者申请。24 名参与者参加了基于 Zoom 的课程，并通过每次课程后的调查和课程结束后的焦点小组分享了反馈。
焦点小组和调查的回应表明，学生对数据伦理的参与度和兴趣很高。学生还表示希望有更多的时间和方法将所学知识应用到自己的工作中。具体来说，参与者表示有兴趣花时间与他们所在队列的其他成员建立联系，以及更广泛地讨论课程主题。一些学生还建议创建他们思想的具体产出（例如，反思性论文或期末项目）。最后，学生的反应强烈表达了将伦理框架直接映射到图书馆员在工作场所面临的挑战和问题的兴趣。
