Abstract
Micro-ethics are the every-day ethical decisions
that practicing bbrarans make within the context of common or routine
informat.,- • service. It is a continuous ethical science exusting in the
librarian-chentele interaction that happens each day in every librarian
clientel liaison. The am of this paper is to examine micro and macroethcs as
they affect the various ethical values which library and information
professionals encounter n ther daily library practice. The paper observes that
microethcs, also known as everyday ethics, recognize that there are subtle
tthical tssues embedded in routine m1tracrlans w11h ustn The paptr fur/Mr
obstrwJ that m1crotthics is nttdtd 10 tnsun that librarians act in accordance
with scientific and professional norms, as dictated by standards of practice,
community standards of excellence, and codes of ethics. The paper histed ethics
of library professionals o include: fairness, truthfulness, transparency.
accountability and responsibility of the profession towards themselves. users.
organs@ton nstituton, peers and society as well. Various codes have been
forMulattd III d1/Jtrtnl COWi/Tits and lhtlr mcctuful 1mpltMtntauon s the reed
of ,Ju hour. ~ fK1IK" also stressu thol Micro and macro ethics 1ssws of
tvtryday 1mpartanct nttd 10 bt tntroduetd in the ethics tr ainrg prDgT'IJINIIU
of libl'Clry schools 10 provide insight and thereby promote improvement n user
service and outcome. Keywords: Ethics, Library Practice, Micro-ethics,
Macro-ethics, Morals, Values, Professional Ethics, Codes of Ethics, Ethical
Principles, Library and lnfonnation Science Professionals, Work-ethics
MICHAEL, U (2024). Micro Ethics: The Work Ethics And Values Of Everyday Library Practice:- Samuel, Nnenna C. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 27, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micro-ethics-the-work-ethics-and-values-of-everyday-library-practice-samuel-nnenna-c-7-2
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Micro Ethics: The Work Ethics And Values Of Everyday Library Practice:- Samuel, Nnenna C" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 03 Jul. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micro-ethics-the-work-ethics-and-values-of-everyday-library-practice-samuel-nnenna-c-7-2. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Micro Ethics: The Work Ethics And Values Of Everyday Library Practice:- Samuel, Nnenna C". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 03 Jul. 2024. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micro-ethics-the-work-ethics-and-values-of-everyday-library-practice-samuel-nnenna-c-7-2 >.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Micro Ethics: The Work Ethics And Values Of Everyday Library Practice:- Samuel, Nnenna C" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 27 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micro-ethics-the-work-ethics-and-values-of-everyday-library-practice-samuel-nnenna-c-7-2