Reading about ethics is no walk in the park. The issues are thorny, and they can cause discomfort. Some of the topics discussed and the positions taken by the various authors may raise your blood pressure. The issues are, however, essential to the profession and thoughtful reading and discussion are essential to the discipline.

Typical uses for this work will be class discussion among students of school libraries and school administration. The individual chapters can be taken as independent readings, or the discussion questions may form the basis for class discussion or individual research papers. Practicing professionals may want to read the entire book for a book study group, or to simulate policy-making discussions on the ethical practices of the profession.