The document outlines the importance of ethical standards in librarianship and information services, emphasizing the responsibilities of library and information science (LIS) professionals. It discusses various definitions of ethics and benefits, including improving self-awareness and promoting moral behavior, underlined by ethical codes established by organizations like the American Library Association. The document also references the Five Laws of Library Science proposed by S.R. Ranganathan as a foundation for ethical conduct in the field.

1. Dr. N.Sundar
Librarian
Thiagarajar College of Preceptors
Library Ethics

2. Understanding of ethical values.
Appreciate ethical values which enhancing
quality in professional performance.
To realize the responsibility of being a LIS
profession and ethical standards.
Establish Ethical Standards in professional
performance.
Objectives

3. Professional performance
conform to ethical
principles to provide user
satisfaction.
 Set of moral Principles.
Introduction

4. Librarianship/Information services fulfills
prescribed characteristics in order to
achieve quality as a profession.
Introduction

5. According to Chambers 20th Century
Dictionary, “ethics is a science of moral. It
is that branch of philosophy which is
concerned with the human character and
conduct.”
Introduction

6. Websters International Dictionary defines Ethics
as
1) Discipline dealing with what is good and bad
or right and wrong with moral duty.
2) theory or system or moral values; the
principles of conduct governing an individual or
a profession; standards of behaviour.
3) principles and practice or a system /philosophy
of conduct and principles practiced by a person
or group.
Ethics in General

7. Improves self-awareness
Promotes moral behavior by obligating members
to follow the group guidelines
Enhancing institutions reputation
Upholds diverse Perspectives
Highlights values of Professional Groups
Benefits

8. American Library Association (ALA)established and adopted ethical
code as given below.
 Access
 Confidentiality/Privacy
 Democracy
 Diversity
 Education and Lifelong Learning
 Intellectual Freedom
 Preservation
 The Public Good
 Service Oriented.
Ethics to be adopted

9. International Federation of Library Associations
(IFLA) was founded in 1927, code of ethics was
outlined only in the year 2012.
Access to information
Responsibilities towards individuals and society
Privacy, secrecy, and transparency
Open Access and intellectual property rights
Neutrality, Personal Integrity and Professional Skills.
Employer/Employee relationship
Ethics to be
adopted

10. Code of ethics and professional conduct for LIS
professionals in India
 Five laws of LIS
 Self
 Workplace (Institution and Library)
 Library Staff
 Users/Patrons/Customers
 Other Libraries/Peer and Professional Groups.
 Using Internet, Social Media and Mobile Apps
 Information and sources
 Publishing
 Society
Indian Perspectives

11. Five laws of Library Science proposed by
S.R.Ranganathan in 1931 were informally accepted as
an ethical code.
1. Books are for Use
2. Every reader his/her book
3. Every book its reader
4. Save the time of the reader
5. A library is a growing organism.
Five Laws of LS

12.  Foundation of Library and Information Science.
Lovely Professional University.
http://ebooks.lpude.in/library_and_info_science
s/DLIS/Year_1/DLIS001_FOUNDATION_OF_
LIBRARY_AND_INFORMATION_SCIENCE.
pdf
 Library and Information Science. Central Board
of Secondary Education. 2014.
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