ПРОФЕСІЙНА ЕТИКА БІБЛІОТЕКАРЯ: ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ВІЛЬНОГО ДОСТУПУ ДО ІНФОРМАЦІЇ ЧИ СОЦІАЛЬНА ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНІСТЬ?

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the importance of the role of the librarian in the protection of intellectual freedom as an important component of a democratic society. The research methodology was based on the principles of historicism, objectivity and consistency. General historical and historical-sociological methods were also used, in particular, the historical-comparative, historical-retrospective, historical-typological, and statistical. Among the field-specific methods of research, methods of comparative library science were of particular importance. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the analysis of the professional ethics of librarianship as a set of specific requirements and norms of morality in the process of performing professional duties to provide service to consumers of information. Conclusions. Freedom of access to information, defined as the highest moral and ethical value in the professional activity of a librarian, needs clarification and discussion today in the scientific and professional library communities. Taking into account the dynamic socio-cultural changes in the information space, the imperative is scientific research into the problems of information ethics and educational support of the activity of librarians-practitioners (in any kinds and forms of educational activity).