American Association of University Professors [AAUP] Statement on Professional Ethics. In the academic profession the individual institution of higher learning provides this assurance and so should normally handle questions concerning propriety of conduct within its own framework by reference to a faculty group. The Association supports such local action and stands ready, through the general secretary and Committee B, to counsel with members of the academic community concerning questions of professional ethics and to inquire into complaints when local consideration is impossible or inappropriate.
American Historical Association Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct. (Adopted May 1987; amended May 1990) The historical profession is diverse, composed of people who work in a variety of institutional settings and also as independent professionals. But all historians should be guided by the same principles of conduct.
American Library Association [ALA] Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics states the values to which professionals are committed, and embodies the ethical responsibilities of the profession in this changing information environment.
American Society For Information Science [ASIS] Code of Ethics. This Code of Professional Practice draws in general upon the common ethical tradition of all mankind, and, in particular, it acknowledges guidance from the professional canons of other related groups. This Code seeks to express the basic responsibilities of the documentalist to his profession, to those with whom or for whom he works. and to the public at large. It recognizes the dedication to the ideals of truth and service which must inspire and influence all his work. The rules are intended to establish a standard of conduct for all engaged in the work of documentation, individuals and organizations alike.
American Society of Newspaper Editors Code of Ethics. Journalism demands of its practitioners not only industry and knowledge but also the pursuit of a standard of integrity proportionate to the journalist's singular obligation. To this end the American Society of Newspaper Editors sets forth this Statement of Principles as a standard encouraging the highest ethical and professional performance.
American Statistical Association [ASA] Code of Ethics. Statisticians have a public duty to maintain integrity in their professional work, particularly in the application of statistical skills to problems where private interests may inappropriately affect the development or application of statistical knowledge.
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America Code Of Ethics. The Association recognizes that members are obligated to operate their businesses in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Association members are expected to exercise common sense and courtesy in dealing with each other and with the general public. Members must share in the responsibility of furthering mutual trust and respect between the trade and the public by conducting their businesses with fairness and integrity.
Association for Computing Machinery [ACM] Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Commitment to ethical professional conduct is expected of every member (voting members, associate members, and student members) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). This Code, consisting of 24 imperatives formulated as statements of personal responsibility, identifies the elements of such a commitment. It contains many, but not all, issues professionals are likely to face.
British Computer Society Code of Conduct. As an aid to understanding, these rules have been grouped into the principal duties which all members should endeavour to discharge in pursuing their professional lives: The Public Interest, Duty to Employers and Clients, Duty to the Profession, and Professional Competence and Integrity.
Council of the Society of American Archivists. Archivists select, preserve, and make available documentary materials of long-term value that have lasting value to the organization or public that the archivist serves. Archivists perform their responsibilities in accordance with statutory authorization or institutional policy. They subscribe to a code of ethics based on sound archival principles and promote institutional and professional observance of these ethical and archival standards.
Ethical Guidelines of the American Mathematical Society. To assist in its chartered goal, ``...the furtherance of the interests of mathematical scholarship and research ...'', and to help in the preservation of that atmosphere of mutual trust and ethical behavior required for science to prosper, the American Mathematical Society, through its Council,[1995] sets forth the following guidelines. While it speaks only for itself, these guidelines reflect its expectations of behavior both for its members and for all members of the wider mathematical community including institutions engaged in the education or employment of mathematicians or in the publication of mathematics.
International Center for Information Ethics. This is an academic website on information ethics. It is a platform for exchanging information about worldwide teaching and research in our field. It gives the opportunity to meet each other. It provides news on ongoing activities by different kinds of organizations. And it is free. The success of this website depends on the will of the people interested in this subject to share there knowledge with others.
Public Relations Society of America [PRSA] Code of Professional Standards for the Practice of Public Relations. In serving the interests of clients and employers, we dedicate ourselves to the goals of better communication, understanding and cooperation among diverse individuals, groups, and institutions of society, and of equal opportunity of employment in the public relations profession. This Code was adopted by the PRSA Assembly in 1988. It replaces a Code of Ethics in force since 1950 and revised in 1954, 1959, 1963, 1977, and 1983.
Radio-Television
News Directors Association Code of Ethics. [RTNDA] The responsibility of radio and television
journalists is to gather and report information of importance
and interest to the public accurately, honestly and impartially.
This code of ethics was adopted in 1987.
Society of Professional Journalists [SPJ] Code of Ethics. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility.
Standards for Ethical Conduct for Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Librarians, with Guidelines for Institutional Practice in Support of the Standards, 2nd edition, 1992. The Standards for Ethical Conduct and accompanying Guidelines are intended to make known to the public and to the profession the principles which guide the actions of rare book, manuscript, and special collections librarians and libraries. The two statements exist to assist decision and actions, not only by members of the profession and the agencies they serve, but also by all those who are concerned with institutional stewardship of culturally significant properties.