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Peer reviewedStover, Mark – RQ, 1987
This discussion of the issue of confidentiality or privacy in reference service describes similarities to other professions and explores the legal ramifications of confidentiality. Suggestions are offered to complement official professional guidelines in this area. Twenty references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Confidentiality, Ethics, Librarians
Peer reviewedRothstein, Samuel – Reference Librarian, 1989
Discusses the ethical problems of the reference librarian-client relationship in terms of the responsibilities of the librarian and the policies of the library. Codes of ethics are found to be of little use, and other approaches to solving ethical problems--such as identification and discussion of issues--are suggested. (36 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Ethics, Librarians, Library Associations
Peer reviewedKoster, Gregory E. – Reference Services Review, 1992
Reviews the development of codes of ethics for library reference service and the deficiencies of the code approach; surveys published case studies and hypothetical situations on the issue of unbiased service; and proposes a value-based approach that clarifies the real conflicts and leads to personal decision-making. (34 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Bias, Case Studies, Codes of Ethics, Decision Making
Peer reviewedJohnson, Wendell G. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses the need for a value-based reference policy and suggests one based on John Rawls' system in "A Theory of Justice" that provides equitable service to all members of an academic community while permitting the librarian to uphold the ideal of freedom of access to information. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Codes of Ethics, Ethics, Freedom of Information
Peer reviewedPalmer, Suzy Szasz – Journal of Information Ethics, 1999
Reviews the history of library reference service as well as the ethical debates that have emerged. Topics include codes of ethics; neutrality, and being impartial and non-judgmental; treating patrons equally; plagiarism versus confidentiality; teaching patrons; training staff; and competence and professionalism. (LRW)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Competence, Confidentiality, Ethics
Quint, Barbara – Searcher, 1996
The executive director of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the president of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) answer questions about outsourcing information services. Relevant policy, vendor-client relationships, managerial considerations, and effects on libraries are discussed. Two sidebars offer 19…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Decision Making, Information Management, Information Policy
Kolodziejska, Jadwiga; And Others – 1981
Seven of these ten papers are concerned with library research in specific countries; the remaining three deal with library planning and ethics in research. Titles are "The Library as a Cultural Institution," by Jadwiga Kolodziejska, Poland; "The International Seminar 'Book and Library in Society' of the Polish Book and Readers…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Coordination, Foreign Countries, History
