Research Misconduct

Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives and Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries; and Praeger's Federal Information Policies in the 1990s: Views and Perspectives.

• Acknowledgments Preface Scientific and Research Misconduct. Misconduct and the Scholarly Literature Student and Faculty Perceptions About Misconduct: A Case Study. Research Misconduct as Viewed From Multiple Perspectives Misconduct: Coping With the Problem. Implications of Misconduct for Bibliographic Instruction The Implications of Research Misconduct for Libraries and Librarians Misconduct: Maintaining the Public Trust Appendix A: Some Publicly-Discussed Cases Involving Scientific Misconduct and the Research Literature Appendix B: Some Journals and Monographs in Which Those Implicated in Misconduct Have Been Published Appendix C: Research Misconduct (Faculty Survey Appendix D: Research Misconduct (Student Survey) Appendix E: Falsified Study: Use and Nonuse of U.S. Government Information on the Internet and World Wide Web by Academic Historians and Political Scientists-A Cross-Institutional Comparison Appendix F: How to Find out About Tainted Research Appendix G: Codes of Ethics From Professional Societies and Guidelines for Instructions to Authors References Author Index Subject Index About the Contributors.