I suppose this is a bit of a rant that I’d like to share. As a disclaimer, I do want to state that I’ve met many amazing people in this profession. However, those individuals who really stand out to me are the ones devoted to librarianship.
Being a relative newcomer to the profession, I often [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Professional Ethics’
February 12, 2008
Librarianship: A job or a profession?
January 15, 2008
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: That’s Not Professional Conduct
When we attend library school, we are united by our interest in joining the library profession. As a team of soon-to-be professionals, we work in groups to discuss current issues facing libraries; we collaborate on projects and talk about emerging trends. We are comrades and colleagues.
Unfortunately, when we enter library land, we tend to follow our [...]
January 7, 2008
Information Ethics : Our Standards, Responsibilities and Duties as Librarians
As many of you are aware from reading this blog, my husband is a lawyer. One of the areas he is most interested in is professional ethics, discipline and self-governance. While his interests are mainly focussed on professional ethics surrounding the legal profession, much of what we discuss together involves all professionals, our responsibilities, and [...]
