[Publib] A Question of Confidentiality

[Donna Scanlon]

How did I get from point a to point b, allow me to elucidate. In the article, she mentions a case of a skeleton found hanging in the forest. Now, that's not likely to happen too often, I should think. Could that not be identifiable? Could not someone read or see that and think "Oh my God! Uncle Ned! They used poor Uncle Ned in this book/tv program!"? That's using an old case that can be identified, is it not?

On the other hand, the person might be as likely to say "Uncle Ned! Look honey, she used Uncle Ned in this book/tv show."

Regardless, it's clear to me that this horse is dead, and it's time to dismount.

Donna

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From: "Tobin, Karen" <TobinK at town.sudbury.ma.us>
Date:  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:48:08 -0400

>I don't think anyone was upset, per se. Perhaps surprised, but not
>upset. 
>
>Back in your original message, you said "it seems to me that she
>shouldn't be using actual cases that can be identified." I don't
>understand how you got from "uses old cases of hers as the basis not
>only for her novels but also the series 'Bones.'" To "actual cases that
>CAN BE IDENTIFIED." Because that WOULD be a breach. Many authors dip
>into their own personal and professional lives for their material, but
>most who do would tell you it's more matter of a detail here and a
>detail there, not a blow by blow account of one discrete incident.
>
>Karen M. Tobin
>Assistant Director
>Goodnow Library
>21 Concord Rd
>Sudbury MA  01776
>TobinK at town.sudbury.ma.us
>978-443-1035 x228
>http://library.sudbury.ma.us
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-
>> bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Donna Scanlon
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:04 PM
>> To: Publib list
>> Subject: RE: [Publib] A Question of Confidentiality
>> 
>> >She's a PhD, a board certified anthropologist and a professor at a
>major
>> >university. I have no doubt that she understands what is and is not
>> >appropriate.
>> 
>> Goodness! I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone by my simple
>musing!
>> But that being said:
>> 
>> 1) It is because of her credentials that I was so surprised by the
>> article--I would expect her to be scrupulous about confidentiality.
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> 2) Academic credentials are not necessarily an automatic guarantee of
>> anything. <shrug> It shouldn't be that way, but I see it a lot.
>> 
>> I'm sorry if I upset you or anyone else. It just struck me as odd.
>Perhaps
>> the almost cavalier tone of the article was what made me ask. It
>seemed
>> that it was an appropriate question for this venue.
>> 
>> Donna
>> 
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Reference Librarian
Lancaster County Library
125 N. Duke Street
Lancaster PA

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