Wednesday, June 8, 2016

2016.02.20 Ethics

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Ethics is what

* Conducting system

* Behavior system

* Moral system

* Functional system

* value system

* Norm system

* Standard system

* Quality system

* Etiquette system

* Protocol system

What is Ethics
Ethics are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society.
Ethics, indicate the way of behaviouar anrd conduct of a person or a group of persons in person him or herself which mean intrapersonal and any environments viz house, office, and so on. Ethics has a relationship with customs, tradition, culture, thought patterns, rule of law, mannerism.

Achara-samachara, awatum-pawathum, charitra-varitra, honda-Naraka etc 

Ethics
Ethics, sometimes known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct, often addressing disputes of moral diversity. The term comes from the Greek word ethos, which means "custom, habit". Philosophical ethics investigates what is the best way for humans to live, and what kinds of actions are right or wrong in particular circumstances. (Wikipedia

What is ethics
 Simple ethics
Table manners
Attire (Way and art of wearing clothes)
Bodily styles (Punjab sheiks' behavior)
Marriage ceremonial situations
Burial ethos (Death customs)
Religious customs
Social customs

What is not ethics
Ethics is not a law or rule or act enacted by Parliament

It is not an unbreakable or un-encroachable conduct  or behavior

It is not a universal or globally accepted framework

Ethics for Librarians

Role, Duty and responsibility for
1 The person himself/herself
2 Society
3. Workplace/job
4.Users
5. Library materials
6. Education and training
7. Colleagues. Superiors and juniors

8. Culture and harmony

IFLA Ethics

1.Access to information
2.Responsibilities towards individuals and society
3.Privacy, secrecy and transparency
4.Open access and intellectual property
5.Neutrality, personal integrity and professional skills
6.Colleague and employer/employee relationship

Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) Ethics

Responsibility to the EMPLOYING  organization, community and users
Responsibility to the profession and practices
Responsibility to the professional body (SLLA)

Five principles of Ethics
1. Identify what are right and wrong, good or bad, merits and demerits
2. Apprehend or grasp them very carefully
3. Accept them
4. Comprehend the value of them
5. Apply or use or practice them

Computer ethics
Later, it revealed that the technology (computers, mobiles, ICTs in general) does not lead to apply ethics which mean Computer ethics but the raw material (the data particularly the information) clearly processed using computers and technology need ethics which mean  “information ethics” (IE). The word (IE)coined around in 1990s. 

Parts of Code of Information Ethics
5. Library materials
6. Use of information content
7. Application of tools and equipment
8. Education and training
9. Colleagues/ Superiors and Juniors
10. Culture and harmony

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