Abstract

Micro-ethics are the every-day ethical decisions that practicing bbrarans make within the context of common or routine informat.,- • service. It is a continuous ethical science exusting in the librarian-chentele interaction that happens each day in every librarian clientel liaison. The am of this paper is to examine micro and macroethcs as they affect the various ethical values which library and information professionals encounter n ther daily library practice. The paper observes that microethcs, also known as everyday ethics, recognize that there are subtle tthical tssues embedded in routine m1tracrlans w11h ustn The paptr fur/Mr obstrwJ that m1crotthics is nttdtd 10 tnsun that librarians act in accordance with scientific and professional norms, as dictated by standards of practice, community standards of excellence, and codes of ethics. The paper histed ethics of library professionals o include: fairness, truthfulness, transparency. accountability and responsibility of the profession towards themselves. users. organs@ton nstituton, peers and society as well. Various codes have been forMulattd III d1/Jtrtnl COWi/Tits and lhtlr mcctuful 1mpltMtntauon s the reed of ,Ju hour. ~ fK1IK" also stressu thol Micro and macro ethics 1ssws of tvtryday 1mpartanct nttd 10 bt tntroduetd in the ethics tr ainrg prDgT'IJINIIU of libl'Clry schools 10 provide insight and thereby promote improvement n user service and outcome. Keywords: Ethics, Library Practice, Micro-ethics, Macro-ethics, Morals, Values, Professional Ethics, Codes of Ethics, Ethical Principles, Library and lnfonnation Science Professionals, Work-ethics