1. Research Ethics
Dr. Sarika Sawant
Refresher Course in Lib and Inf Science
Organised by VPM’s Joshi-Bedekar College
Date: 24th Aug to 13th Sept 2012
Theme: Facets of Information
Management in Libraries
Seminar Presentation 30/08/2012

2. Overview
• Definition
• Objectives
• Issues
• Indian scenario
• Guidelines
• References
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3. Definition
• “research ethics” refers to a diverse set of
values, norms and institutional regulations
that help constitute and regulate scientific
activity
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4. Objectives of Research Ethics
• to protect human participants
• to ensure that research is conducted in a
way that serves interests of individuals,
groups and/or society as a whole
• to examine specific research activities and
projects for their ethical soundness,
protection of confidentiality and the
process of informed consent.
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5. Issues related to Ethical concern
in Research
• Plagiarism
• Misuse of Privileged Information
• Data
• Authorship and Other Publication Issues
Buy it
• Interference It has its Pays
well
• Research with Animals disadvantages
• Research with Human
• Subjects
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6. National level ethical
guidelines
• Indian Council of Medical Research :
Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical
Research on Human participants
• National Committee for Ethics in Social
Science Research in Health :“Ethical
Guidelines for Social Science Research in
Health
• TIFR
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7. UNESCO: Ethical Guidelines
• Principal investigators
• Integrity of the research enterprise is
maintained
• Potential benefit / harmful effects to the
participants and society
• Consider the effects of his/her work,
including the consequences or misuse
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8. Contd.
• Competent fashion
• Awareness of, local customs, standards,
laws and regulations
• Informed consent
• Potential participants should be informed
about potentially harmful effects
• Full confidentiality
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9. Contd.
• Participants should be offered access to
research results
• Reported widely
• Acknowledged
• Preserved
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10. References
• Center for bioethics, University of Minnesota. (2003). A guide
to research ethics. Available at
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/img/assets/26104/Research_Ethics.p
df
• National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and
Technology. (2007). Guidelines for Research Ethics in
Science and Technology. Available at
http://www.etikkom.no/Documents/English-
publications/Guidelines%20for%20research%20ethics%20in
%20science%20and%20technology%20(2008).pdf
• Walton, N. (n.d.). What is Research Ethics? Available at
http://www.researchethics.ca/what-is-research-ethics.htm
• www.bbk.ac.uk/.../research-
ethics/ethics/2_Research_Ethics_in.
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11. Thank You
Keep following ethical guidelines
while doing research
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