The impact of institutional ethics on academic health sciences library leadership: a survey of academic health sciences library directors

Tooey, Mary Joan; Arnold, Gretchen Naisawald

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.102.4.005

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“…Given the speed of production and dissemination of information resources, being up to date is a prerequisite for dynamically providing high-quality health care [20] and requires specific training. Furthermore, it is important that managers of health sciences libraries receive continuing education to update their knowledge about ethical issues [21].…”

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“…Learning and adhering to professional ethics standards can boost the effectiveness of well-trained and experienced clinical librarians in providing the best evidence for health care professionals to use in making clinical decisions [ 12 ]. A review of the literature shows that research on professional ethics in librarianship has mainly examined the practice of professional ethics principles among librarians in general or medical librarians [ 13 – 21 ] or has reformulated these principles for use in different countries and fields [ 3 , 5 , 6 , 19 , 22 – 24 ]. In addition, some research points to a slight difference between professional ethics for librarians in general and medical librarians in particular [ 3 , 20 ].…”

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Designing a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians

Ashrafi-rizi

Kazempour

Sheikhshoaei

et al. 2020

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Objective: Developing and promoting professional ethics principles for clinical librarians can help the health care system balance the interests of all stakeholders, including clinical librarians, health care professionals, and patients. Therefore, the goal of this study was to design a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians.Methods: The authors conducted a descriptive applied study using literature review and the delphi method. The delphi panel included eleven experts in medical librarianship, library and information sciences, or information sciences and knowledge studies.Results: After the delphi rounds, five concepts and forty-six components were identified and confirmed to provide a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians. The highest-rated concept was excellence in communication. The highest-rated component was mastery in developing search strategies in information resources and databases.Conclusions: Identifying and applying principles of professional ethics among clinical librarians can enhance the professionalization of clinical librarians and result in better information services for physicians. Furthermore, incorporating these principles into the curriculum for health sciences library and information sciences students or into workshops for active clinical librarians can further formalize the profession and practice of evidence-based medicine.

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Designing a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians

Ashrafi-rizi

Kazempour

Sheikhshoaei

et al. 2020

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“…In examining the medical library association and profession, a recent study by Tooey and Arnold (2014) queried the association on a variety of ethical issues, most importantly the leadership and their ethical behavior were examined. Given the example of public library finance studied here, further research on the ethical (or unethical) behaviors of public and academic librarians is worthwhile and encouraged.…”

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Teaching ethical dilemmas in LIS coursework

Walther

2016

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the teaching of library graduate students in an introductory course on the foundations of librarianship. To examine the specific skill of developing an ethical foundation in their future profession of librarianship, an examination is offered here using a multiple-step teaching strategy, introducing specific instructional materials, including a model of assessing ethics and a proposed integration of research skills with problem-based learning (PBL) as the suggested teaching delivery. As the experience proved to provide positive outcomes for student learning, the paper provides not only this operational examination but also the theoretical justification for further adaptation and usage of PBL as a teaching method in library and information science (LIS) education. Described are details LIS faculty should consider in implementing the method in teaching, especially on the topic of professional ethics. Methodology/approach This research project focused on exploring a new way of exploring the teaching of ethical behaviors in the library profession by examining real-world examples of ethics in trade news sources. It was therefore determined that the best strategy was to design a teaching activity that assists students in learning two sets of skills: information-seeking behavior and developing ethical boundaries and standards that a librarian would use in professional practice. Findings The process is often taught in a linear manner, but in practice, ethical situations are found and expressed in non-linear ways. In practice, the profession is rife with ethics, non-rules, non-lists and no checklists upon how to behave. Ethical dilemmas are extemporaneous, and yet decisions regarding them can be made from the guidance of professional associations and combined with thoughtful analysis. Originality/value Redefining any pedagogical activity in graduate teaching is, at times, more herculean than it seems at the start, yet with distilling the process into workable steps with appropriate protocols, we can successfully teach ethics in new ways. More integration of PBL is hereby advocated throughout LIS curriculum in a variety of contexts.

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Ethical health information

McKnight

2015

Meeting Health Information Needs Outside of Healthcare

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The impact of institutional ethics on academic health sciences library leadership: a survey of academic health sciences library directors

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

Designing a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians

Designing a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians

Teaching ethical dilemmas in LIS coursework

Ethical health information

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