Instrumental Values: Professional ethics in collaborative cultural work

文化组织的伦理和道德价值观最近一直备受关注，例如，关于博物馆接受国际石油公司商业赞助的道德问题的公开辩论，这些公司的商业行为已经受到道德审查，以及艺术和文化组织的道德责任，以回应和促进包括英国脱欧在内的政治问题。英格兰的博物馆和图书馆部门都有各自的专业机构博物馆协会和特许图书馆和信息专业人员协会规定的道德守则。这两项守则都规定了一套适用于每个部门的原则，包括对信息及其用户的责任、馆藏的管理以及个人和机构的诚信。博物馆协会在2015年发布的修订后的道德准则被描述为与公众的“社会契约”。与此同时，文化部门与不同组织和公共服务部门合作，在履行公共政策和跨政府议程方面发挥更综合、更积极的作用，这一势头日益增强。博物馆和图书馆部门已经接受了这一点，许多合作项目的例子在与健康、福祉和其他社会指标有关的成果方面产生了真实的影响。当一个部门与其他专业团体合作时，道德价值观和行为守则会发生什么变化？这对他们共同的合作目标和成就有何影响？这些都是类型的问题，将解决的“工具价值”项目。该研究将重点关注在卫生保健环境和监狱图书馆服务中工作的博物馆，并将创建两个关于跨部门实践社区及其共同价值观、知识、实践和技能的案例研究。将与博物馆、图书馆和合作专业人员进行一系列深入访谈，探讨公共政策议程对合作专业学习的影响，以及对相关部门的影响和影响。研究结果将通过各种知识交流活动与参与的专业和研究界分享，最终出版一本关于文化合作工作中的职业道德的书。

The ethical and moral values of cultural organisations have been in the spotlight recently, including for example public debates over the ethics of museums accepting commercial sponsorship from international oil companies whose own business practices have been morally scrutinised, and on the ethical responsibility of arts and cultural organisations to respond and contribute to political issues including Brexit. Museum and library sectors in England both have codes of ethics prescribed by their respective professional bodies the Museums Association and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Both codes describe a set of principles that are particular to each sector, including responsibilities to information and its users; stewardship of collections; and individual and institutional integrity. The Museums Association's revised code of ethics published in 2015 was described as its "social contract" with the public. At the same time, there has been growing momentum across the cultural sector behind a more integrated, active role in fulfilling public policy and cross-government agendas by working in collaboration with different organisations and public services. This has been embraced by museum and library sectors, with many examples of collaborative projects making a real difference in terms of outcomes relating to health, wellbeing and other social indicators.What happens to the ethical values and codes of practice of one sector when they collaborate with other professional groups? How does this impact upon their shared collaborative objectives and achievements? These are the type of questions that will be addressed by the 'Instrumental Values' project. Focusing on museums working in health care settings and prison library services, the research will create two case studies on cross-sector communities of practice and their shared values, knowledge, practices and skills. A series of in-depth interviews will be undertaken with museum, library and collaborating professionals to explore the impact of public policy agendas on collaborative professional learning and the outcomes and implications for relevant sectors. Research findings will be shared throughout with participating professional and research communities via various knowledge exchange activities and events, culminating in a published book on professional ethics in collaborative cultural work.