Ethics and Librarianship / Edition 1

by Robert Hauptman

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786413065
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	04/25/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	161
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.33(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Robert Hauptman is professor emeritus of St. Cloud State University and editor of the Journal of Information Ethics.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Preface	1
Chapter 1	Libraries, Information, and Ethics	3
Chapter 2	Intellectual Freedom and the Control of Ideas	16
Chapter 3	Building Collections: Books, Serials, Media	30
Chapter 4	Technical Services: Acquisitions and Cataloging	42
Chapter 5	Access Services	51
Chapter 6	Reference	58
Chapter 7	Special Libraries	72
Chapter 8	Special and Archival Collections	82
Chapter 9	Research and Publication	93
Chapter 10	Intellectual Property and Copyright	104
Chapter 11	Information Ethics	120
Chapter 12	Why Ethics Matters	132
	Bibliography	141
	Index	149

Editorial Reviews

thought-provoking...useful in library-school classes...valuable to library managers...extensive bibliography”—Booklist; “highly recommended”—C&RL News; “explains why ethics matter”—American Libraries; “timely and comprehensive...recommended”—Catholic Library World; “a very valuable contribution to the information ethics dialogue”—Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom; “extensive bibliography”—Reference & User Services Quarterly; “recommended”—Feliciter; “a must-read”—Against the Grain; “informative...very good overview of the topic”—Counterpoise.

From the Publisher

explains why ethics matter

American Libraries

highly recommended

C&RL News

thought-provoking...useful in library-school classes...valuable to library managers...extensive bibliography

Booklist

Providing an overview of library ethics, this book addresses the role of ethics and its relationship to the control of ideas, collection management, acquisitions and cataloging, access, reference work, specialized libraries, research and publication, and intellectual property rights. Hauptman argues that, as information managers, librarians need to renew their commitment to professional ethics. Hauptman teaches at St. Cloud University and edits the . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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