Please join the Reference & Information Services Section (RISS) for a free 60-minute webinar on Wednesday 7 October 2020 at 4 pm titled "Enabling information ethics in a technologically saturated world". This was to have been the topic for our open session in Dublin. Two papers will be presented during the webinar. Matilde Fontanin (Italy) on "The connecting machine: Librarians' mission after the Fourth Revolution". She looks at how ethical issues involved in information sharing affect its evaluation, fair use, privacy and openness. Peter Lor (South Africa), Johannes Britz (USA) and Bradley Wiles (USA) on "The Infodemic of our choosing: Truth, conspiracy theories and librarians in the COVID-19 Era". Today's worldwide health crisis generates an amplified public discussion that is both politically contentious and rife with misinformation, creating many challenges for librarians. Our speaker discuss an ethical framework based on alethic rights (the right to truth. RISS recognizes that new AI-centered technologies can inspire us with their power and ability to discern relevant information, but they lack transparency, too often returning search results that are biased, incomplete, and flawed. The ethical responsibilities of librarians are the focus of this webinar. Both presentations will stimulate your thinking about these important issues. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WKKBpVRIQEqBxLoS60Fbrw We hope to "see" you on 7 October at the webinar. Vänliga hälsningar, Philippa medlem av RISS Standing Committee ------------------------------ Philippa Andreasson Enhetschef Avdelningen för publik verksamhet, Enheten för användarservice Kungliga biblioteket Box 5039 102 41 Stockholm Besöksadress: Humlegården Telefon: 010-709 36 23 E-post: philippa.andreasson at kb.se<mailto:philippa.andreasson at kb.se> Webb: www.kb.se<http://www.kb.se/>