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Ethics in library
The document outlines the importance of ethics in librarianship, emphasizing issues like intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, and confidentiality. It discusses the development of ethical codes and the responsibilities librarians have to ensure access to information while respecting privacy and intellectual property rights. Additionally, it highlights the challenges faced in a digital context and suggests possible solutions such as guidelines and orientation for librarians.
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- 1. Ethics in Library Dr. SarikaSawant SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT WU Mumbai One day state level Conf on ‘LIBRARIAN TO CYBRARIAN-FUTURE OF LIBRARIANS’organisedby D Y PatilUniversity, Nerul, NaviMumbai 12 Dec 2014
- 2. Outline •Ethics •Whywe are concerned •Development •Areas of concern •Challenges •Possible solutions
- 3. ethics •What isgood/bad •Code of conduct
- 4. Why We areConcerned influence or control selection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information. committed to intellectual freedom and the freedom of access to information. the free flow of information and ideas to present and future generations.
- 5. Development of codeof ethics •American Medical Association (1848) •More than 200 business and professional groups Between 1890-1925 •ALA code of ethics •Adopted at the 1939 Midwinter Meeting by the ALA Council; amended June 30, 1981; June 28, 1995; and January 22, 2008. •60 countries -------
- 6. Ethics revolves around- •Intellectual freedom & Censorship •Privacy and confidentiality •Intellectual property rights •Respecting fellow library workers •Non-advancement of private interests •Distinguishing between personal convictions and professional duties
- 7. Intellectual freedom &Censorship •Right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction •Censorship is a change in the access status of material, based on the content of the work and made by a governing authority or its representatives.Such changes include exclusion, restriction, removal, or age/grade level changes
- 8. Privacy and confidentiality •Protecting users privacy and confidentiality •What people read, research or access remains a fundamental matter of privacy
- 9. Intellectual property rights •Libraries are legally and ethically bound to abide by the fair use guideline •Fair use •copy must contain the copyright notice, Photocopy,
- 10. Respecting fellow libraryworkers •Respect, fairness, and good faith •Non-advancement of private interests •at the expense of library users, colleagues, or our employing institutions •do not allow our personal beliefs to interfere with the provision of access to their information resources
- 11. Ethical Challenge indigital context •Privacy •Accuracy •Censorship and cultural bias •Archiving/ownership •Plagiarism
- 12. Possible Solution •Detailedorientation •Guidelines/policies •Protection/filtering •Notices in library areas •Personal information restricted •Moralessssss
- 13. References •Puckett, M.,Craig J.P. (1993): Information Malpractice. In:Encyclopedia of Library andInformation Science(A. Kent, ed.) Vol. 52, Supplement 15, pp. 141-167. •Rubin, R.R., Froehlich, Th. J. (1996): Ethical Aspects of Library and Information Science. In:Encyclopaediaof Library and Information Science(A. Kent, ed.) Vol. 58, Supplement 21, pp. 33-52.
- 14. References •http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Library_ and_Information_Science/Ethics_and_Values_in_the_Information_Professions •http://faculty.libsci.sc.edu/bob/class/clis724/SpecialLibrariesHandbook/ethics.htm •http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/proethics/codeofethics/Code%20of%20Ethics%20of%20the%20American%20Library%20Association.pdf •http://lili.org/forlibs/ce/able/course12/s1-intro-3.htm •http://www.capurro.de/diglib.htm •https://www.google.co.in/img
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