Your Code of Ethics

"Positive Writer Declaration" Creativity Codes Project #1

2009-11-15T11:18:20-05:00

I am more excited than ever about our "Positive Writer Declaration" project. This is the Creativity Codes Project in which you, the readers, working together, create a declaration that all writers (especially fiction writers, screenwriters, etc.) can use to remind themselves and direct themselves to writing "positively," in all the moral and inspirational senses of that word.

Here's what we have so far. Please use the "Comments" link (farther below) to add your ideas for improving the wording of the Declaration. Let's brainstorm together on this valuable project! (And please feel free to use the declaration in your personal life and to post it on your websites -- with proper attribution: "courtesy www.yourcodeofethics.com" so that our message will be spread throughout the web!)

THE DECLARATION OF THE POSITIVE WRITER (Version 1.0)

Whereas I am aware of the power to influence that I hold in my stories;

And whereas I am aware of the ease and swiftness with which stories, in this massive media age, can be seen and read and repeated by many people and imitated and reinterpreted by fellow writers;

Whereas the topics on which I write and which I am interested in writing are those which have come to my attention through the experiences I've had, the people I've met, and the stories and information that I have absorbed;

And whereas the stories I write may affect my own attitudes (as well as the attitudes of all who read those stories);

And whereas I possess a special opportunity - through my stories - to influence many more people than merely those whom I meet personally day-to-day;

And whereas I, as a writer, influence the styles and ideas of other writers;

And whereas I, like most everyone else, influence others every day of my life merely by my day-to-day examples, attitudes, actions, etc.;

And whereas positive experiences and information tend to build me up - uplift me - and to influence/affect my actions, which in turn affect those around me, often in positive ways - while negative experiences and information tend to bring me down and handicap me and fog my thinking and my attitudes as well as to influence/affect my actions, which can in turn affect those around me in negative ways;

I therefore affirm that it is important to seek out positive experiences in all my activities, both those directly related to my writing education as well as my daily life, from the books I read and movies and tv shows I view to the people I associate with and the general experiences I seek out, in order to gradually direct myself to more and more positive experiences and influences, which will pervade more and more of my actions, including my writing and the topics I choose to write about and the approach I use towards those topics.

Computing and Information Systems's Associations' Codes of Ethics

2008-02-27T21:40:07-05:00

The following codes of ethics are of associations relating to computing and information systems (including libraries, mathematics, etc.). For college computer lab codes, see Schools - College/University Honor Codes category instead.

American Association of Law Libraries

American Association of Museums

American Library Association
- American Library Association - Free Access to Libraries for Minors - 1972 - June 30 1972
- American Library Association - Bill of Rights - 1996
- American Library Association - Code of Ethics for Librarians - 1939
- American Library Association - Code of Ethics - 1995
- American Library Association - Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records - 1988
- American Library Association - Intellectual Freedom Statement - 1971
- American Library Association - Sexism Racism And Other -isms in Library Materials - 1973
- American Library Association - January 23, 1980
- American Library Association - 1980
- American Library Association - Statement on Labeling - 1971
- American Library Association - Statement on Professional Ethics - 1975
- American Library Association - Statement on Professional Ethics - 1981
- American Library Association - Reevaluating Library Collections - 1973
- American Library Association - Restricted Access to Library Materials - 1973
- American Library Association - School Library Bill of Rights - 1969
- American Library Association - School Resolution on Challenged Materials
- American Library Association - School Library Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records - 1975
- American Library Association - School Library Expurgation of Library Materials - 1973

American Society for Information Science and Technology

Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
of America

Association for Institutional Research

Association of Agricultural Computing Companies

Association for Computing Machinery

code of ethics and professional conduct (Association for Computing Machinery)

Association of Independent Information Professionals

Association of Information Technology Professionals(code of ethics)

Association of Information Technology Professionals (standards of conduct)

Association of Records Managers and Administrators

Association of Service and Computer Dealers International

Associazione Italiana per I'Informatica

Australian Computer Society

British Computer Society
- Code of Practice
- Code of Conduct

Business Software Alliance

Canadian Information Processing Society

Carnegie Mellon University, Computing
and Information Resources

Centro de la Informatica, Telematica
y medios Afines

Cheney Associates

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

Computer Society of South Africa

Data Processing Management Association
- Code of Ethics (1951)
- Code
  of Ethics (1981)
- Standards of Ethical Professional
  Practice Regarding Individuals' Rights of Privacy
- The Individual's Right To Information
  Privacy

Dutch Association of Information Scientists

European Council for Information Associations

Independent Computer Consultants Association

IEEE-CS/ACM Joint Task Force on Software Engineering Ethics and
Professional Practices
- Code of Ethics (Version
  3.0)
- Code of Ethics
  (Version 5.2)

Institute of Certified Records Managers

International Council on Archives

International Council of Museums

International Programmers Guild

Internet America

Healthcare Information and Management
Systems Society

Japan Information Service Industry
Association (JISA)

Society of American Archivists
- Code
  of Ethics
- Standards
  for Access of Research Materials in Archival and Manuscript
  Repositories
- ALA/SAA
  Joint Statement on Access to Original Research Materials in
  Archival and Manuscript Repositories

Videotex Industry
Association

Any links to http://ethics.iit.edu are linked with permission from the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP), Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Copyright Illinois Institute of Technology.

Urban Planning Associations' Codes of Ethics

2007-12-15T14:21:00-05:00

To locate codes of ethics, pledges, oaths, and so on pertaining to urban planning, refer to the Real estate associations' codes of ethics category by clicking that link in the column to the right under "Categories."

If you don't find what you're looking for, submit a "comment" at whatever category comes closest to the one of your interest. Or go to starting your own code project by clicking here.

Treaties

2007-12-08T15:20:00-05:00

To locate treaties, refer to the Governments category and the Historic American documents category by clicking those links in the column to the right under "Categories."