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Етични проблеми на нормативната дейност
Ethical problems of authority work

Author(s): Nadia Karachodjukova
Subject(s): Library and Information Science, Cataloguing, Other
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: cataloguing; ethics; Cataloguing Code of Ethics; authority records; authority work; authority control

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to address for the Bulgarian cataloguing community the problem of the ethics of the data described in the authority records of the names of persons. The difficulty of finding a balanced approach to the ethical application of changing cataloguing rules and authority control that respond to the new information environment and do not impede the work of the cataloguer is a significant point in the cataloguing process. The first Cataloguer’s code of ethics is discussed in the section on authority work and how it would affect the daily professional activity.

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