Without Consent: The Ethics of Disclosing Personal Information in Public Archives

by Heather MacNeil

Without Consent is an exploration of the theoretical and practical issues associated with the administration of access to government-held personal information generally, and to personal information held in government archive specifically. Its theme is the balance archivists must strike in negotiating access to such information: how do archivists reconcile research and privacy interests concerning the disclosure of personal information? In situations where the two interests conflict, where does archivists' professional responsibility lie?

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Lauren Patton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and presented. Thoughtfully draws out debates over privacy and access in archives. Presented a lot of cases I hadn't considered and it was great to see different ideas on how to handle balancing these needs.