1. Case studies and codes of ethics: the relevance of the ACS experience to ALIA.
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Ferguson, Stuart, Salmond, Rachel, Al-Saggaf, Yeslam, Bowern, Mike, and Weckert, John
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LIBRARY science , *CODES of ethics , *PROFESSIONAL ethics , *INFORMATION science , *LIBRARIES - Abstract
This paper comments on a recent Code of Ethics project conducted on behalf of the Australian Computer Society, and proposes a similar project for the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). It reviews the scope and methodology of the project, which developed a comprehensive set of case studies and related them to the ACS Code of Ethics and to specific standards of conduct in the Code. It discusses a small selection of the case studies and suggests that a similar series for ALIA could assist in the provision of useful context for ALIA's Statement on Professional Conduct, material for the profession's continuing professional development (CPD) programs and a stimulus to further ethical debate in the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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