Hello!
I am behind on getting to this because life moves so fast, doesn't it?
I need to appoint two new liaisons for SustainRT to the Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Committee on Professional Ethics. These are one year term appointment and look like really excellent ways to make a meaningful impact on the profession. If you are interested, please reach out to me via email at pixie@pixieprose.com by the end of the week! See below for more information
Additional Information:
Intellectual Freedom Committee: Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)
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| Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) |
| To recommend such steps as may be necessary to safeguard the rights of library users, libraries, and librarians, in accordance with the first amendment to the United States Constitution and the Library Bill of Rights as adopted by the ALA Council. |
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To recommend such steps as may be necessary to safeguard the rights of library users, libraries, and librarians, in accordance with the first amendment to the United States Constitution and the Library Bill of Rights as adopted by the ALA Council. To work closely with the Office for Intellectual Freedom and with other units and officers of the association in matters touching intellectual freedom and censorship.
Meeting: Monthly virtual meeting, via Zoom, plus in-person meetings at LibLearnX (January) at ALA Annual Conference (June). Regular communication and updates via ALA Connect.
2024-2025 Chair: Eldon Ray James
Committee on Professional Ethics: Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE)
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| The Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) consists of 7 members appointed by the Council Committee on Committees, in cooperation with the ALA President-Elect. Members serve a 2 year term and the Committee is led by the chair. |
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The council committee on professional ethics shall augment the Code of Ethics by explanatory interpretations and additional statements, prepared by this committee or elicited from other units of ALA. When units of the association develop statements dealing with ethical issues, a copy will be sent to the committee on professional ethics for review so that it may be compared to the existing ALA code of ethics in order to determine whether or not conflicts occur.
Code of Ethics: ALA Code of Ethics
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| Ethical dilemmas occur when values are in conflict. The American Library Association Code of Ethics states the values to which we are committed, and embodies the ethical responsibilities of the profession in this changing information environment. |
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COPE meets regularly, once a month, via Zoom, plus in-person meetings at LibLearnX (January) and at ALA Annual Conference. Later this summer, after ALA Annual Conference, the committee will find a regularly scheduled time to meet. Regular communication and updates via ALA Connect.
2024-2025 Chair: Julia Warga
Thank you so much,
Pixie Rose
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Pixie Rose
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MIT Libraries
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