4. The ethical dilemma below was posted by an LIS student to the PUBLIB Electronic Discussion List:

The library you work for has just agreed to pay all your expenses for the ALA conference. You have been in your current position for six years and feel it is time to move on. The ALA conference will be a great place to job hunt and interview. Your employer has no idea this is part of your plan. Is there anything wrong with interviewing at the conference?43 Would you consider it ethical to interview for another job at a conference where your attendance was paid for by your current employer? Why do you think this?

1. It often has been said that reputation is how others perceive you and that character is how you act when no one is watching. Is it inevitable for people to behave differently when they are being observed by others, or does the truly ethical person always behave the same way?