Information ethics: a contemporary challenge for professionals and the community

Abstract

Acting ethically presents challenges to professional people in an age where there is little consensus on moral beliefs and where competitive practices are increasingly commonplace in the workplace. Professionals dealing with information face particular challenges since information is often regarded as a public good, freely available to everyone as part of a free society. However, information can also be sensitive, confidential and wrong. The dilemmas which arise in this professional area are examined with reference to the wider and deeper ethical issues involved.

Citation

Hannabuss, S. (1998), "Information ethics: a contemporary challenge for professionals and the community", Library Review, Vol. 47 No. 2, pp. 91-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539810369954