Code of ethics
- We provide the highest level of service to all SWAN library users through appropriate and usefully organized resources; equitable service policies; equitable access; and accurate, unbiased, and courteous responses to all requests.
- We protect each SWAN library user's right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted.
- We believe that the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion form the foundation of the library profession, our professional associations, and our interactions with each other and our members.
- We respect intellectual property rights and advocate balance between the interests of information users and rights holders.
- We treat co-workers and other colleagues with respect, fairness, and good faith, and advocate conditions of employment that safeguard the rights and welfare of all employees of our institutions.
- We do not advance private interests at the expense of SWAN library users, colleagues, or our employing institutions.
- We shall not engage in financial transactions using nonpublic Library information or allow the improper use of such information to further any private interest.
- We are entrusted with fiscal responsibility as described in the Bylaws of the System Wide Automation Network and are responsible for setting a tone within their functional area of responsibility for ethical conduct and integrity.
- We exercise prudence and integrity in the management of funds in our custody and in all fiscal transactions in which we participate.