While offering expert guidance and support across complex information landscapes, library staff also navigate their own legal and ethical responsibilities in the provision of reference services. Detailing the most pressing legal and ethical considerations for reference services - digital literacy, equity of access, patron confidentiality, intellectual freedom, and copyright - library staff can balance their professional responsibilities at the reference desk.
Scheduled Dates
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Learning objectives for this session may include:
- Developing an understanding of key legal and ethical concepts in reference services
- Employing strategies for managing patron information
- Exploring copyright, digital literacy, intellectual freedom, and other issues that arise in reference work
Topic Area
Reference
Session Duration
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Contact Hours
2