DocNow Advisory Board Meeting 2016 Panel 3: Ethics of Social Media Collection and Use

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Documenting the Now. 2015. DocNow Advisory Board Meeting 2016 Panel 3: Ethics of Social Media Collection and Use. Documenting the Now Project, Documenting Ferguson, accessed November 1, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ferguson/item/109529

Title: DocNow Advisory Board Meeting 2016 Panel 3: Ethics of Social Media Collection and Use
Description: The ethical issues around the collection, preservation, access, and use of social media data are complicated and numerous. These issues revolve around consent, user intent, and privacy, among others. They present added complexity for archivists, as one of our main goals is the long-term preservation of records. They also present added complexity for journalists and others who might want to collect and explore social media content for their work. Panelists will discuss how ethical considerations complicate their work to collect, provide access to, or to analyze and interpret records on social media platforms. They will also discuss possible solutions to some of the issues they face.
Date: 2016
Creator: Documenting the Now
Tags: Information Technology; Digital Preservation; Privacy; Library Science; Archival Ethics; Social Media; Research Ethics; Social Media Archiving
Submitted By: Alexandra Dolan-Mescal @fromADMwithlove; Stacie Williams @Wribrarian; Dexter Thomas @dexdigi; Yvonne Ng @ng_yvonne; Bergis Jules @BergisJules (Chair)
Editor: Steven Vance
Publisher: Documenting the Now Project; Washington University in St. Louis
Funder: Mellon Foundation
Rights: CC-BY 3.0 US
Language: English
Extent: 00:58:00:00