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ERIC Number: EJ496532
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-3877
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The Need for a Value-Based Reference Policy: John Rawls at the Reference Desk.
Johnson, Wendell G.
Reference Librarian, n47 p201-11 1994
Discusses the need for a value-based reference policy and suggests one based on John Rawls' system in "A Theory of Justice" that provides equitable service to all members of an academic community while permitting the librarian to uphold the ideal of freedom of access to information. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Codes of Ethics, Ethics, Freedom of Information, Higher Education, Justice, Library Policy, Library Services, Reference Services, Values
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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