Research with User-Generated Book review Data: Legal and Ethical Pitfalls and Contextualized Mitigations

Yuerong Hu; Glen Layne-Worthey; Alaine Martaus; J. Stephen Downie; Jana Diesner

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_13

Research with User-Generated Book review Data: Legal and Ethical Pitfalls and Contextualized Mitigations

Yuerong Hu, Glen Layne-Worthey, Alaine Martaus, J. Stephen Downie, Jana Diesner

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Abstract

The growing quantity of user-generated book reviews has opened up unprecedented opportunities for empirical research on books, reading, and readership. While there is an abundance of literature addressing the legal and ethical use of user-generated and social media data in general, for user-generated book reviews, such discussions have been mostly absent. From a library and information sciences perspective, user-generated book reviews can pose novel challenges because each book reviewer may simultaneously be (1) a presumably anonymous and safe online user; and, (2) an identifiable reader who can suffer real harm, e.g., cyber doxing and personal attack. This user/reader duality can create conflicting recommendations regarding which legal or ethical guidelines to follow. According to our review, potential legal issues include copyright infringement and violations of terms of service/end-user license agreements and privacy rights, while ethical concerns are centered on users’ expectations, informed consent, and institutional reviews. This paper reviews (1) potential legal and ethical pitfalls in leveraging user-generated book reviews; and, (2) professional and scholarly references that might serve as useful guidelines to avoid or manage these pitfalls.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Information for a Better World
Subtitle of host publication	Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings
Editors	Isaac Sserwanga, Anne Goulding, Heather Moulaison-Sandy, Jia Tina Du, António Lucas Soares, Viviane Hessami, Rebecca D. Frank
Publisher	Springer
Pages	163-186
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Print)	9783031280344
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_13
State	Published - 2023
Event	18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023 - Virtual, Online Duration: Mar 13 2023 → Mar 17 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	13971 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023
City	Virtual, Online
Period	3/13/23 → 3/17/23

Keywords

Book reviews
Digital humanities
Responsible data science
Scholarly communication
Social computing
User-generated content

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Hu, Y., Layne-Worthey, G., Martaus, A., Downie, J. S., & Diesner, J. (2023). Research with User-Generated Book review Data: Legal and Ethical Pitfalls and Contextualized Mitigations. In I. Sserwanga, A. Goulding, H. Moulaison-Sandy, J. T. Du, A. L. Soares, V. Hessami, & R. D. Frank (Eds.), Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings (pp. 163-186). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 13971 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_13

Research with User-Generated Book review Data: Legal and Ethical Pitfalls and Contextualized Mitigations. / Hu, Yuerong; Layne-Worthey, Glen; Martaus, Alaine et al.
Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. ed. / Isaac Sserwanga; Anne Goulding; Heather Moulaison-Sandy; Jia Tina Du; António Lucas Soares; Viviane Hessami; Rebecca D. Frank. Springer, 2023. p. 163-186 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 13971 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hu, Y, Layne-Worthey, G, Martaus, A, Downie, JS & Diesner, J 2023, Research with User-Generated Book review Data: Legal and Ethical Pitfalls and Contextualized Mitigations. in I Sserwanga, A Goulding, H Moulaison-Sandy, JT Du, AL Soares, V Hessami & RD Frank (eds), Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 13971 LNCS, Springer, pp. 163-186, 18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023, Virtual, Online, 3/13/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_13

Hu Y, Layne-Worthey G, Martaus A, Downie JS , Diesner J. Research with User-Generated Book review Data: Legal and Ethical Pitfalls and Contextualized Mitigations. In Sserwanga I, Goulding A, Moulaison-Sandy H, Du JT, Soares AL, Hessami V, Frank RD, editors, Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. Springer. 2023. p. 163-186. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28035-1_13

Hu, Yuerong ; Layne-Worthey, Glen ; Martaus, Alaine et al. / Research with User-Generated Book review Data : Legal and Ethical Pitfalls and Contextualized Mitigations. Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity - 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Proceedings. editor / Isaac Sserwanga ; Anne Goulding ; Heather Moulaison-Sandy ; Jia Tina Du ; António Lucas Soares ; Viviane Hessami ; Rebecca D. Frank. Springer, 2023. pp. 163-186 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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