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Librarians must educate themselves on ethical policies and guidelines and reflect on them each and everyday. They must learn from interactions with patrons and reflect on future situations. Help follow librarians maintain their current knowledge and support each other. Continuous professional development is key to ensure librarian are provided quality, ethical services to patrons.

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Librarians should educate patrons to help them make sound decisions while using the library and its resources.

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Librarians must uphold intellectual freedom by providing a diverse collection free from bias. Use www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom for guidelines and policy making tips for librarians. Challenges may happen, follow your policy the handle the situation and go though the proper steps. The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) mandates that libraries receiving certain federal funds must install protection measures (Filters) on public computers used by young patrons.

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Equal opportunity to access materials and seek information from the library.
-eliminate biases -give patrons the respect they deserve -you cannot deny services to any patron -provide access to all including those with physical limitations -provide multiple viewpoint and perspectives -keep a balanced collection

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Again, it is the librarians duty to protect patrons' privacy. Cassell and Hiremath state that  librarian must strike a balance between desired access and traditional privacy standards. Educating patrons about privacy risks can help protect them while libraries move forward with progressive ideas. Use the laws to help you! Need help? Visit Questions and Answers on Privacy and Confidentiality at www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=interpretations&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=34114.

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Users may share private information with the librarian and a librarian must keep this exchange confidential.

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Cassell, K. and Hiremath, U. (2018). Reference and information services: An introduction. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.

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www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill
Adopted by the ALA in 1939 and amended six times helps guide librarians on patrons' equitable access to library materials and services.

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www.ala.org/tools/ethics
include 8 statements
that focuses on equitable service, intellectual freedom, privacy rights, & keeping out bias,

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Librarians should provide lessons to patrons on topics such as copyright and plagiarism.

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One of the most important ethical issue for a librarian. Understand and teach what "fair use" is The 4 main factors are involved in fair use evaluations-
-Purpose & character of the use
-Nature of the work
-Amount in relation to the entire work
-Effect of the use upon the work's potential market
Check out Copyright.gov the official website for Copyright

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A librarian has a duty to represent all viewpoints and develop a collection that is free of censorship.

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Librarian be aware of:
users' confidentiality
equitable access to materials and information

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According to Cassell & Hiremath, it includes service ethics, patron education, ethical collection development, and copyright.

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States may differ on their laws regarding patrons' right to privacy.

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The American Library Association provides guidelines to help librarians with issue in regards to ethical behavior. The code of ethics and the Library Bill of Rights documents help librarians and they should be very familiar with it.

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It is important as librarians that we promise to uphold high ethical standards.