LIS 440

True or False: If the study of ethics is defined as an active, systematic approach to developing and evaluating decision-making tools, then...

Professional ethics is a similar process that focuses solely on the behaviors and values of identified professionals in a  particular field.

• True

• False

_______________are defined by advanced expertise, social organizations, society-granted monopolies over services, and, especially, shared commitments to promote a distinctive public good such as health (medicine), justice (law), or learning (education)

The term ​ (a)   in this code applies to any  person who is employed by a library to do work  that is recognized to be professional in  character

• librarian
• instructor
• libserve
• none of these

Librarians should not recognize librarianship as an educational profession and realize that the growing effectiveness of their service is dependent upon their own development.

• True

• False

True or False: Librarians, in recognizing the essential unity of their profession, should have membership in library organizations and should be ready to attend and participate in library meetings and conferences.

• True

• False

True or False: Users, patrons, administrators, and many other stakeholders are often aware of the professional ethics that guide our policy decisions and day-to-day operations.

• True

• False

________________________________is the belief that only a small subset of group members can play an important role in collective action due to their superior intellect, skills, character, and social status. 

Reorder the steps in the decision making process.

• Identify the code or policy.

• Define the situation.

• Evaluate

• Identify all involved. What are the implications?

• Examine Situation.