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Hauptman, Robert. Ethics and Librarianship. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2002. ISBN 0-7864-1306-9. $35.00. Purchase from Amazon.com.
Although he does cite other researchers on ethical issues, this title might more aptly be called “Robert Hauptman’s opinions about ethics and librarianship.” It provides his views on and discussion of everything from Internet filtering (bad), to research misconduct (bad), to privacy protection (good). Worth reading as you form your own opinions on the ethical issues facing the profession, especially since there are few full-length works on library ethics. Consider, however, only in conjunction with the articles, books, discussions, weblogs, and other resources that comprise the ongoing professional conversation on the individual topics covered; issues are not nearly as black-and-white as presented here.
(Note: The author stresses that this is not merely an updated version of his 1988 Ethical Challenges in Librarianship.)