The study of ethics in the information professions is a subset of the study of ethics in general. Thus, a definition of ethics may be helpful in clarifying this concept. There is no agreement on the exact definition of the term ethics. Some use it to refer to the art of determining what is right or good. It is also used in three different but related ways signifying: (1) a general pattern or “way of life,” (2) a set of rules of conduct or “moral code,” and (3) inquiry about ways of life and rules of conduct (Dwivedi, 1987, p. 22). As a concept, the purpose of ethics is to establish principles of behavior that help people make choices among alternative modes of action. Making such choices of ten involves ethical &lemmas, because these are marked by multiple and noncomparable dimensions. The dimensions are the results-both benefits and harms-that are going to affect the organization, the society, and the individual as a result of a decision or action (Hosmer, 1988, p. 10). In essence, ethical behauior is what is accepted as “good” and “right” as opposed to “bad” or “wrong”