Professional Codes of Ethics for Librarians: A proposed training program on vision of students in libraries and information sciences departments in the light of the Code of the ethics of the Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (ALLAM)

Elgllab, Mohammed Fathi Mahmoud

doi:10.21608/ijlis.2016.70299

Professional Codes of Ethics for Librarians: A proposed training program on vision of students in libraries and information sciences departments in the light of the Code of the ethics of the Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (ALLAM)

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Mohammed Fathi Mahmoud Elgllab

قسم المکتبات جامعة المنيا

10.21608/ijlis.2016.70299

Abstract

This study aims at introduce the Code of Ethics issued by the Arab
Federation for Libraries and Information, and the definition of the four elements
that make up the code of ethics, and raise students' efficiency in libraries and
information section, check the effectiveness of the proposed training program to
see the students of Library and Information Department in the light of the Code of
Ethics of the Union Arab libraries and information (ALLAM), and this study was
conducted on a number (35) students as a control sample, and the number of 37
student as a Experimental group To find out their views with regard to the present
Code, the researcher used two approaches : experimental approach and the
methodology of content analysis. the results of the study indicated there were
statistically significant differences between mean scores of differences in
students the experimental and control groups in the post application of the test
and all of its components for the experimental group students, also show a
statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental
group students before and after the application of the program on all elements of
the code of ethics of the profession supports of the dimensional application, and
there appeared a great impact of the proposed program in the concepts of the
Code of the ethics of the profession. the study also found a set of
recommendations including: the need to provide a course or curriculum for
students in libraries and information departments in universities even students
are able to become recognition with the ethics of the profession, and benefit of
the content of the training program prepared by the researcher at the students'
code of ethics in all libraries and information departments

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