IFLA has published a Code of Ethics for Librarians and other Information Workers.  This code’s aims are: • encouraging reflection on principles on which librarians and other information workers can form policies and handle dilemmas • improving professional self-awareness • providing transparency to users and society in general. (IFLA 2012) The key tenets of the [...]

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced a new service. Members are now able to access the ProQuest Library Science journal package as a membership benefit. There is no additional fee. ALIA  reports that ”the (…) member survey conducted in 2008 clearly demonstrated that ALIA’s members were eager to have access to LIS online full-text [...]