Dear Russell: A few suggested readings of many you might research:
 
See Richard Cox's paper on business ethics in the American Archivist and look in this List's Archives for the past 2-3 years for discussions on ethics codes. In addition see:
 

Ethical Problem Solving: When Institutions Compete for a Collection, Benedict, Karen M

Ethics and the Archival Profession: Introduction and Case Studies, Benedict, Karen M

Archives and the Public Good, Edited by Richard J. Cox, David A. Wallace
Political Pressure and the Archival Record, Edited by Margaret Procter, Michael G Cook, Caroline Williams
Unbridled Power: Inside the Secret Culture of the IRS, by Shelley L. Davis
 
You will find excerpt chapters and/or reviews on several of these as well as other papers on this subject in the HOT TOPICS/Ethics section of MyBestDocs.  Good luck with your paper. You picked a very interesting and very important subject.  
 
Regards,
 
Rick
PS: you may also wish to contact Bruce Bruemmer, [log in to unmask] who has been looking at codes from the business archives perspective.

Rick Barry
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Cofounder, Open Reader Consortium
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In a message dated 7/6/2006 12:07:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
I am doing a report for a class on the SAA code of ethics.  I'm supposed to
find opinions garnered from this and position papers.  I know that SAA has a
new code of ethics and there may be no opinions on the separate provisions,
as yet.  But I was wondering if anyone had access to position papers
presented before the new code was enacted, ones written for the new code?
Without such materials, alas, I may have to write the paper on another code.
Any help is appreciated.



Russell D. James,M.A.
MLIS student
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA
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