TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The authors have the purpose of surveying international librarians in order to discover whether ethical considerations are of real import in various countries.Design/methodology/approach– The webmasters of 20 sites were contacted for permission to disseminate a brief survey to their members.Findings– The results from the 17 sites surveyed were encouraging: many participants indicated an interest in ethics.Research limitations/implications– A larger, more diverse survey could be implemented in the future.Originality/value– This is perhaps the first survey of its kind. It shows that people in various countries do care about ethical issues. VL - 23 IS - 6 SN - 0264-0473 DO - 10.1108/02640470510635746 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470510635746 AU - Miltenoff Plamen AU - Hauptman Robert PY - 2005 Y1 - 2005/01/01 TI - Ethical dilemmas in libraries: an international perspective T2 - The Electronic Library PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 664 EP - 670 Y2 - 2024/09/18 ER -