Ethics and librarianship / Robert Hauptman ; foreword by Peter Hernon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauptman, Robert, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Librarians--Professional ethics.

Librarians.

Library science--Moral and ethical aspects.

Library science.

Physical Description:

x, 151 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

Over the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of papers and journal articles dealing with various ethical issues in librarianship, but only a few books. Information workers find themselves rendering new services and providing new kinds of information without much recourse to universally accepted ethical standards. This work is an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the subject. It promotes the view that as information managers, librarians must join with other professionals to renew a commitment to and interest in ethics. The book deals with such topics as ethics in general, the control of ideas, building collections, acquisitions and cataloging, access services, the reference function, special libraries, research and publication, and intellectual property and copyright. A chapter discusses why ethics matters.

Contents:

Libraries, information, and ethics

Intellectual freedom and the control of ideas

Building collections : books, serials, media

Technical services : acquisitions and cataloging

Access services

Reference

Special libraries

Special and archival collections

Research and publication

Intellectual property and copyright

Information ethics

Why ethics matters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and index.

ISBN:

0786413069

OCLC:

48796238