Edili: Ethical dilemmas for librarians and other information workers: case studies
Edili: Ethical dilemmas for librarians and other information workers: case studies
Prof. Dr. Hermann Rösch -
Contact: hermann.roesch@th-koeln.de
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This project presents case studies of ethical dilemmas and conflicts that typically occur in libraries Have you experienced interesting cases that could be included in the database? If you have, please contact the project manager, Hermann Rösch. Thank you very much. | We would appreciate it if you would enrich the case studies with your comments and a description of your own experience. Please fill in the form at the end of the relevant case study. |
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About the project
Professional codes of ethics contain rather general statements such as "We reject censorship of content." (Ethische Grundsätze 2007). In practice, it quickly becomes evident that exceptions must be made in certain cases, such as when child protection is involved.
Not infrequently, colleagues doubt the practical value of their professional ethics because it is difficult for them to relate the general statements to their everyday professional practice. The case studies should close this gap. They present practical everyday situations, analyse their values and relate them to codes of ethics. Professional codes of ethics are thereby given life. In this respect, professional codes of ethics and case study collections are complementary.
Work on the project began in the summer semester of 2013. The project leader is Professor Hermann Rösch, Institute of Information Science, Cologne University of Applied Sciences. Continuing expansion of the case study collection is planned.
Structured overviews of professional ethics