(Originally posted elsewhere on July 23rd.)Today’s discussion was about ethics, our profession, and the many concepts and ideas that those phrases bring to mind. We started off by talking about the definition of what librarianship is to the public as well as how we define ourselves. I felt that this was a very interesting topic, and a great formal introduction for everyone in the class. This topic was followed by a broad discussion of ethics, and areas in which the ethics of our profession might conflict with other ethical schema. In all of these conflict areas, there is no easy or clear cut choice as to what one should do in those situations. It confirmed for me that librarianship is very much a dynamic field, and a profession I am proud to associate myself with.
We also talked briefly about how to resolve complaints in the library – specifically when patrons object to materials in a library collection. This discussion highlighted for me the need of libraries to have a broad array of well thought out policies to deal with a myriad of problem areas. This enables all library staff, and not just accredited librarians to make good, clear decisions according to pre-established guidelines.
After class, our group wrapped up our poster project by completing our brochure. I look forward to the opportunity to share what we have learned in this process with everyone who attends the poster session.
- Jason Dean
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