Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE)
Charge
The council committee on professional ethics shall augment the Code of Ethics by explanatory interpretations and additional statements, prepared by this committee or elicited from other units of ALA. When units of the association develop statements dealing with ethical issues, a copy will be sent to the committee on professional ethics for review so that it may be compared to the existing ALA code of ethics in order to determine whether or not conflicts occur.
Roster
Martin L. Garnar
(Chair,
July 1, 2012, to
July 22, 2013)
Martin L. Garnar
(Chair,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2014)
Helen Ruth Adams
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Hilary Meg Albert
(Member,
June 28, 2011, to
July 2, 2013)
Hilary Meg Albert
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Ms. Ariel Cummins
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Ms. Francesca L. Hary
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Dora T. Ho
(Executive Board Liaison,
June 27, 2012, to
July 2, 2013)
Mr. Donald Rowe
(Member,
June 28, 2011, to
July 2, 2013)
Mary Jane Santos
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Temitope Toriola
(Member,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Philip Tramdack
(Member,
June 28, 2011, to
July 2, 2013)
Jeanne D. Goodrich
(PLA Representative,
June 30, 2012, to
July 22, 2013)
Dr. Jami L. Jones
(AASL Representative,
June 30, 2012, to
July 22, 2013)
Ms. Jodi L. Spillane
(ALCTS Representative,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Mr. Steven Phalen
(Intern,
July 1, 2013, to
June 30, 2015)
Ms. Leigh Rifenburg
(Intern,
June 28, 2011, to
July 2, 2013)
Ms. Jamie Lyn Segno
(Intern,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
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Resources
- Code of Ethics in the Intellectual Freedom Manual, 8th Edition
- Questions & Answers on Enforcement of the Code of Ethics of the American Library Association
- Questions & Answers on Speech in the Workplace (An explanatory statement of the ALA Code of Ethics)
Public Posts from ALA Connect
- Committee on Professional Ethics Meeting I (ALA)
- Committee on Professional Ethics Meeting II (ALA)
- Committee on Professional Ethics Meeting II (ALA)
- Committee on Professional Ethics Meeting I (ALA)
- Committee on Professional Ethics Meeting I (ALA)
- Committee on Professional Ethics Meeting II (ALA)
- Ethics II
- Ethics I
Composition
The Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) consists of 7 members appointed by the Council Committee on Committees, in cooperation with the ALA President-Elect. Members serve a 2 year term and the Committee is led by the chair.
