The Ethical Implication of Librarianship and the Notion of Intellectual Freedom Today

In the 21st century, many challenges face the academic sector. Most paramount amongst them is the challenge of librarianship. The questions on what to research, when to research and how to research has continued to become very necessary. This article therefore provides an overview of contemporary ethical dilemmas facing the library system today. By Library system, this article means the library as operational institution and librarians as library officials. This article also considers confidentiality in relation to intellectual freedom as so important and fundamental in any discussion of ethics within the library system.

Keywords: Ethics, Library, Intellectual Freedom.