Professional ethics in searching of databases and search engines: problems, issues, solutions
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https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v4i.3875Keywords:
Etics. Information retrieval. Information search.Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of ethical concerns related to professional information searching from both a historical and contemporary point of view. Basic ethical questions and issues for searchers are formulated. A suggestion is made that a set of ethical guidelines for online searchers formu-lated a quarter century ago could be used, with some revision, even today. It is also suggested that “first do no harm” be the primary ethical principle for searchers. Following this a number of ethical guidelines for searchers and searching are formulated. Conclusions stress the importance of ethical consideration in searching.Downloads
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