Edili: Ethical dilemmas for librarians and other information workers: case studies

ID | Title | Keywords | Type of library | Type of activity |
1 | Use of filtering software | Filtering software ; freedom of information ; protection of minors | Public library | Use |
2 | Armenian Genocide | Armenians; equal treatment; freedom of expression; neutrality; pluralism; censorship | Scientific library; city public library | Cooperation with external partners; space allocation |
3 | Assisted Dying | Neutrality ; assisted dying ; censorship | Public library | Collection development |
4 | Use of RFID | Data protection ; user’s point of view ; rationalisation ; RFID ; monitoring | Public library Academic library | Use Management |
5 | Instructions for bomb-making | Protection of minors ; freedom of information ; leftism ; political violence; explosive devices; terrorism; censorship | Public library | Use |
6 | Reviews in the catalogue | Catalogue enrichment ; neutrality ; review | Public library | Development |
7 | Cultivation of cannabis | Data protection ; drugs ; cannabis cultivation ; police investigations ; police access to user data | Public library | Management |
8 | Suicide | Suicide ; responsibility ; censorship | Public library | Collection development |
9 | Anorexic girl | Data protection ; protection of minors ; anorexia ; responsibility ; confidentiality | Public library | Use |
10 | Creationism | Fundamentalism ; gift ; creationism ; neutrality ; sect | Public library | Collection development |
11 | Piglet book | Atheism ; child protection ; children′s books ; censorship | Public library in a small town | Collection development Development |
12 | Sex tourism | Development ; feminism ; misogyny; sexism; sex tourism; keywords | Academic library | Development |
13 | Customer or user? | Library function ; educational mission; public service ; economisation ; New Public Management | Public library | Public relations |
14 | Bookbinding | Bookbinding ; book cover ; courtesy ; corruption | Academic library | Management |
15 | Animal rights | Equal treatment ; hunting ; neutrality ; animal rights activists | Public library | Use |
16 | Negro king | Children′s books ; political correctness ; racism ; text authenticity | Public library | Collection development |
17 | Homework exchange | Fraud ; filtering software ; homework exchange ; internet access ; obtaining grades by fraud ; plagiarism | Academic library | Use |
18 | Bestseller service | Bestseller service ; range of services ; fees ; cost of freedom ; professionalism ; social commitment | Public library | Use |
19 | Gay parents | Homosexuality ; child protection; children′s books ; gay parents ; censorship | Public library | Use |
20 | Burka wearing | Acceptable use policy ; misogyny ; clothing ; cultural diversity ; religion | Public library Academic library | Use |
21 | Smell of urine | Harassment ; damage ; equal treatment ; smells ; media ; smell of urine | Public library Academic library | Use |
22 | Transvestite | Harassment ; transvestite | Public library Academic library | Use |
23 | Guttenberg | Development ; Guttenberg ; plagiarism ; tradition | Academic library | Development |
24 | Activities on first day of school | Enrolment ; corruption ; promotion of reading ; neutrality ; sponsorship | Public library | Public relations Management |
25 | Indexing term foreign infiltration | Development ; neutrality ; indexing | Public library Academic library | Development |
26 | Author reading | Author reading ; blackmail ; political pressure ; quality | Public library District library | Space allocation |
27 | Homophobia | Exhibition ; homophobia ; homosexuality ; caricature ; artistic freedom ; freedom of expression ; censorship | City public library | Use |