CODEOF 
ETHICS
CODE 
OF 
ETHICS 
a presentation by: 
roy
ALA
ALA 
American Library Association
ALA 
American Library Association 
Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
ALA 
American Library Association 
Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
ALA 
American Library AssociationAdopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
ALA 
(American Library Association) Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
ALA(American Library Association) 
Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22,2008
CODE OF ETHICS 
I 
Librarians must provide the highest level of service through appropriate and usefully organized collections, fair and equitable circulation and service policies, and skilful, accurate, unbiased and courteous responses to all requests for assistance.
CODE OF ETHICS 
ILibrarians must provide the highest level of servicethrough appropriate and usefully organized collections, fair and equitable circulation and service policies, and skilful, accurate, unbiased and courteous responses to all requests for assistance.
II 
Librarians must resist all efforts by groups or individuals to censor library materials. 
CODE OF ETHICS
IILibrarians must resistall efforts by groups or individuals to censorlibrary materials. 
CODE OF ETHICS
III CODE OF ETHICSLibrarians must protect each user’s right to privacy with respect to information sought or received, and materials consulted, borrowed or acquired.
III 
Librarians must protect each user’s right to privacy with respect to information sought or received, and materials consulted, borrowed or acquired. 
CODE OF ETHICS
Librarians must adhere to the principles of due process and equality of opportunity in peer relationships and personnel 
actions. 
CODE OF ETHICS
Librarians must adhere to the principles of due processand equality of opportunity in peer relationships and personnel 
actions. 
CODE OF ETHICS
V 
Librarians must distinguish clearly in their actions and statements between their personal philosophies and attitudes and those of an institution or professional body. CODE OF ETHICS
V 
Librarians must distinguishclearly in their actions and statements between their personal philosophies and attitudesand those of an institution or professional body. CODE OF ETHICS
Librarians must avoid situations in which personal interests might be served or financial benefits gained at the expense of library users, colleagues, or the employing situations. 
CODE OF ETHICS
Librarians must avoid situationsin which personalinterestsmight be served or financial benefits gained at the expense of library users, colleagues, or the employing situations. 
CODE OF ETHICS
PLAI
PLAI(Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.)
PLAI(Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.) 
•Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003 
•IRR of the Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003
The State, 
Librarians with... 
Society, 
and Public
The State, Librarians with... Society, 
and Public 
1. Librarians shall uphold the Constitution, obey the laws of the land, and respect duly constituted authorities. 2. Librarians shall promote literacy and education of the public by making the resources and services of the library known and accessible to its users.
The State, 
Librarians with... Society, 
and Public 
3. Librarians shall uphold and promote the right to information as well as abide by the provisions of the intellectual property law. 
4. Librarians shall be partners with the community they serve in inculcating nationalism practicing Filipino values and preserving the country’s historical, cultural, and intellectual heritage.
Librarians with...
Librarians with... 1. Librarians shall uphold the dignity and integrity of the profession. 2. Librarians shall keep their reputation above reproach and shall so conduct themselves to gain public esteem and respect for the library and for the profession. 
3. Librarians shall not assist in the unauthorized practice of librarianship. 
4. Librarians shall treat each other with respect, courtesy, and sincerity and shall avoid maligning the reputation, competence, and capability of their colleagues. They shall not use any unfair means to gain professional advancement.
Librarians with... 
5. Librarians shall strive to improve, enhance, and upgrade their professional knowledge, skills, and competencies through formal and informal means. 
6. Librarians shall endeavorto uphold the highest standards in the practice of the profession. They shall adopt and live by this motto: C A N I -Constant and Never-ending Improvement of the quality and standards of professional services. 
7. Librarians shall adhere to the principles of due process and equality of opportunity in their relationship with fellow workers especially their colleagues.
Librarians with... 
8. Librarians shall maintain membership, participate and cooperate in the endeavorsof library association/s to enhance the effectiveness of the profession. 
9. Librarians shall participate and cooperate in all the endeavorsof library association/s to enhance the effectiveness of the profession. 
10. Librarians shall be vigilant in the protection of all library resources placed under their care. 
11. Librarians shall be entitled to a just and fair fee for consultancy and other professional services.
Librarians with... 
and Dealers 
the Suppliers 
Publishers
Librarians with... and Dealers 
the Suppliers, 
Publishers, 1. Librarians shall choose suppliers and publishers exclusively on the basis of the quality of goods, costs, and services. 
3. Librarians shall refuse all personal gratuities. 
2. Librarians shall never enter into business transactions prejudicial to the library, but unwisely favorableto their own interest.
Librarians with... 
The Clients 
And/orUsers of their 
Professional Service
Librarians with... 
The Clients 
And/or 
Users of their 
Professional Service 
1. Librarians shall provide courteous, prompt, adequate, skillfuland accurate responses to all requests for assistance. 
2 Librarians shall keep in confidence, information acquired in the course of professional service. They shall protect the client’s right to privacy with respect to information sought or received and materials consulted, borrowed, or acquired through the library..
Librarians with... 
The Clients 
And/orUsers of their 
Professional Services 
3. Librarians shall render impartial service to all library users regardless of their race, beliefs, age, gender, or social status. 
4. Librarians shall refuse gifts or favorsfrom clients and library suppliers for personal interest. They shall avoid using the library’s resources to the detriment of services which the library render to its users.
Disciplinary 
A Registered Librarian who is found guilty for violation of any provision in this Code by the Board after his/her investigation shall be subject to a disciplinary action of either revocation of his/her Certificate of Registration or suspension thereof which the Board shall impose thereto after his/her due investigation. 
Action
Disciplinary 
A Registered Librarian who is found guilty for violation of any provision in this Code by the Board after his/her investigation shall be subject to a disciplinary action of either revocation of his/her Certificate of Registrationor suspensionthereof which the Board shall impose thereto after his/her due investigation. Action
COMPARISON
COMPARISON 
ALA
COMPARISON 
ALA 
•Concise & general
COMPARISON 
ALA 
•Concise & general 
PLAI
COMPARISON ALA 
•Concise & general 
PLAI 
•Expansive & specific
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Code of Ethics for Librarians (LIS 55)

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    CODE OF ETHICS a presentation by: roy
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    ALA American LibraryAssociation Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
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    ALA American LibraryAssociation Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
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    ALA American LibraryAssociationAdopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
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    ALA (American LibraryAssociation) Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008
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    ALA(American Library Association) Adopted at the 1939Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22,2008
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    CODE OF ETHICS I Librarians must provide the highest level of service through appropriate and usefully organized collections, fair and equitable circulation and service policies, and skilful, accurate, unbiased and courteous responses to all requests for assistance.
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    CODE OF ETHICS ILibrarians must provide the highest level of servicethrough appropriate and usefully organized collections, fair and equitable circulation and service policies, and skilful, accurate, unbiased and courteous responses to all requests for assistance.
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    II Librarians mustresist all efforts by groups or individuals to censor library materials. CODE OF ETHICS
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    IILibrarians must resistallefforts by groups or individuals to censorlibrary materials. CODE OF ETHICS
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    III CODE OFETHICSLibrarians must protect each user’s right to privacy with respect to information sought or received, and materials consulted, borrowed or acquired.
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    III Librarians mustprotect each user’s right to privacy with respect to information sought or received, and materials consulted, borrowed or acquired. CODE OF ETHICS
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    Librarians must adhereto the principles of due process and equality of opportunity in peer relationships and personnel actions. CODE OF ETHICS
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    Librarians must adhereto the principles of due processand equality of opportunity in peer relationships and personnel actions. CODE OF ETHICS
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    V Librarians mustdistinguish clearly in their actions and statements between their personal philosophies and attitudes and those of an institution or professional body. CODE OF ETHICS
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    V Librarians mustdistinguishclearly in their actions and statements between their personal philosophies and attitudesand those of an institution or professional body. CODE OF ETHICS
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    Librarians must avoidsituations in which personal interests might be served or financial benefits gained at the expense of library users, colleagues, or the employing situations. CODE OF ETHICS
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    Librarians must avoidsituationsin which personalinterestsmight be served or financial benefits gained at the expense of library users, colleagues, or the employing situations. CODE OF ETHICS
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    PLAI(Philippine Librarians Association,Inc.) •Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003 •IRR of the Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003
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    The State, Librarianswith... Society, and Public
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    The State, Librarianswith... Society, and Public 1. Librarians shall uphold the Constitution, obey the laws of the land, and respect duly constituted authorities. 2. Librarians shall promote literacy and education of the public by making the resources and services of the library known and accessible to its users.
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    The State, Librarianswith... Society, and Public 3. Librarians shall uphold and promote the right to information as well as abide by the provisions of the intellectual property law. 4. Librarians shall be partners with the community they serve in inculcating nationalism practicing Filipino values and preserving the country’s historical, cultural, and intellectual heritage.
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    Librarians with... 1.Librarians shall uphold the dignity and integrity of the profession. 2. Librarians shall keep their reputation above reproach and shall so conduct themselves to gain public esteem and respect for the library and for the profession. 3. Librarians shall not assist in the unauthorized practice of librarianship. 4. Librarians shall treat each other with respect, courtesy, and sincerity and shall avoid maligning the reputation, competence, and capability of their colleagues. They shall not use any unfair means to gain professional advancement.
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    Librarians with... 5.Librarians shall strive to improve, enhance, and upgrade their professional knowledge, skills, and competencies through formal and informal means. 6. Librarians shall endeavorto uphold the highest standards in the practice of the profession. They shall adopt and live by this motto: C A N I -Constant and Never-ending Improvement of the quality and standards of professional services. 7. Librarians shall adhere to the principles of due process and equality of opportunity in their relationship with fellow workers especially their colleagues.
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    Librarians with... 8.Librarians shall maintain membership, participate and cooperate in the endeavorsof library association/s to enhance the effectiveness of the profession. 9. Librarians shall participate and cooperate in all the endeavorsof library association/s to enhance the effectiveness of the profession. 10. Librarians shall be vigilant in the protection of all library resources placed under their care. 11. Librarians shall be entitled to a just and fair fee for consultancy and other professional services.
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    Librarians with... andDealers the Suppliers Publishers
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    Librarians with... andDealers the Suppliers, Publishers, 1. Librarians shall choose suppliers and publishers exclusively on the basis of the quality of goods, costs, and services. 3. Librarians shall refuse all personal gratuities. 2. Librarians shall never enter into business transactions prejudicial to the library, but unwisely favorableto their own interest.
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    Librarians with... TheClients And/orUsers of their Professional Service
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    Librarians with... TheClients And/or Users of their Professional Service 1. Librarians shall provide courteous, prompt, adequate, skillfuland accurate responses to all requests for assistance. 2 Librarians shall keep in confidence, information acquired in the course of professional service. They shall protect the client’s right to privacy with respect to information sought or received and materials consulted, borrowed, or acquired through the library..
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    Librarians with... TheClients And/orUsers of their Professional Services 3. Librarians shall render impartial service to all library users regardless of their race, beliefs, age, gender, or social status. 4. Librarians shall refuse gifts or favorsfrom clients and library suppliers for personal interest. They shall avoid using the library’s resources to the detriment of services which the library render to its users.
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    Disciplinary A RegisteredLibrarian who is found guilty for violation of any provision in this Code by the Board after his/her investigation shall be subject to a disciplinary action of either revocation of his/her Certificate of Registration or suspension thereof which the Board shall impose thereto after his/her due investigation. Action
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    Disciplinary A RegisteredLibrarian who is found guilty for violation of any provision in this Code by the Board after his/her investigation shall be subject to a disciplinary action of either revocation of his/her Certificate of Registrationor suspensionthereof which the Board shall impose thereto after his/her due investigation. Action
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    COMPARISON ALA •Concise& general PLAI •Expansive & specific
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