Ethics Committee

Charge

To increase awareness of professional ethics in academic librarianship; to enhance awareness of the ethical context of service in an academic library; to educate academic librarians on how to address ethical issues effectively; to articulate core ethical principles that define the interpretation of ethical issues in the workplace; to promote awareness of academic librarianship ethics on the part of the communities served; through its work, to improve the quality of academic library service and of the atmosphere in which it takes place.

Roster

Jean S. Caspers (Chair, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Ms. Kelly Laas (Vice-Chair, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Jonathan Thomas Cope (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Lori J. Phillips (Member, July 1, 2011, to July 22, 2013)
Ann MacKay Snowman (Member, July 1, 2011, to July 22, 2013)
Mrs. Loretta R. Parham (Board Liaison, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Kathryn Deiss (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Megan R. Griffin (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)

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Composition

• Minimum of five members (i.e. a chair, vice-chair, and three members).
• Chair serves as ex-officio member on the ALA Professional Ethics Committee
• Additional appointments at the discretion of the Vice-President/President-Elect and Appointments Committee

Origin

The Ethics Committee was created by the ACRL Board of Directors.

Get Involved

Volunteer applications for ACRL division-level committees are accepted through February 15 for service the following committee term, which begins July 1. Visit http://0-www.ala.org.sapl.sat.lib.tx.us/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer for more information and a link to the volunteer form.

Staff Liaison

Kathryn Deiss
Content Specialist
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL  60611-2788
Work: 312-280-2529
E-mail: kdeiss@ala.org