After reading Morrisey (2008) it occurred to me that many of the ethical issues that were mentioned actually concerned the use of the library by other staff within the school, and the role that they might play in a positive or negative sense to the collection development of the library. I think it is an interesting idea to think of the school library as a resource and a meeting point for everybody in a school; and how staff might see the library as an additional facility to enjoy, as with a school’s sports facilities per se. At the girl’s private school that I work at, I have noticed that staff are often given the first choice of new books, receive a listing detailing the next delivery of books so they can reserve desired items ahead of time, and also they enjoy unlimited borrowing, without the time deadline that the students have to comply with.  I wonder if this would be seen as an ethical issue, although on the other hand, I do feel that the high quantity of staff being seen by the students enthusiastically using the library and discussing books can only encourage the use of the library further amongst the students.

Morrisey, L. J. (2008). Ethical issues in collection development. Journal of Library Administration, 47(3-4), 163-171.