Affiliation:
1. Forensic Sciences Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, India
2. University of Madras, India
Abstract
Every professional body has a moral code for the conduct of its members. For example, physicians follow the oldest Hippocratic Oath for their professional code of ethics. Every member of the profession should adhere to their ethical code. Eventually, in the era of information overload millions of Terabyte information is found in the web. The e-formats of the information pose challenges to its user. The information service providers have a moral responsibility of providing the right information to the right user, in the right form. The knowledge workers have an added social responsibility in the democratic set-up. The ALA, CILIP, and some other professional bodies have their own ethical code. However, many developing nations do not have such code. This chapter discusses what ethics is, and its relevance to information science professionals. In addition, it gives a glimpse of the various ethical codes available and formulates a set of codes for information producers, re-packers, and seekers.
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