As an applied ethics center located in a major mid-western city, the Center has been fortunate to host a number of visitors from a variety of locales and with a diverse set of interests. The group has included publishers, journalists, academics, professional society staff, corporate managers, government officials and practitioners representing almost every professional field.

Some visit simply to talk with Center staff and faculty about the field of applied ethics generally and their interests in particular; others come to discuss possible collaboration on projects initiated either by the Center or by the visitor; and still others are attracted by the Center's extensive research library.

Such visits inevitably spark a renewal of our commitment to the field of professional ethics and quite often lead us in directions that we might not otherwise pursue. We sense that our guests, too, welcome the intellectual nourishment that they receive during their visit.

We also entertain an increasing number of requests for assistance on a wide assortment of matters. In responding to many of these we rely on the resources of the Center's library, which offers a variety of services that others may find helpful in their work.

The library collection includes materials relating to a broad range of professional fields and activities. It consists of approximately 1,500 monographs, 75 serials, 8,000 articles and court decisions, and a compilation of codes of ethics from more than 500 professional and trade associations, business organizations, government bodies and other groups concerned with the rights and responsibilities of professionals. We also maintain a referral bank of more than 250 organizations and programs in applied ethics or involved in professional education and practice, and a file of course syllabi from applied ethics programs in academic institutions and from management training programs in corporations.

A librarian offers on-site professional assistance and will also respond to telephone or written inquiries. On request and without charge the Center will prepare specialized bibliographies of materials in the library. Single copies of most items in the collection can be provided for a nominal fee to cover copying costs. All communications regarding access to the library and its related services should be directed to Joy Liljegren, CSEP Librarian, BT, Chicago, Illinois 60616; Phone (312) 567913.

The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology was established in 1976 for the purpose of promoting education and scholarship relating to ethical end policy issues of the professions.

EDITOR: Warren Schmaus
STAFF: Marion Dome, John Siegel.
EDITORIAL BOARD: Thomas Caere, Frederick Elliston,Mark Frankel, Norman Gevitz.Martin Malin, Vivian Weil.

Opinions expressed in Perspectives on the Professions ere those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions or the Illinois Institute of Technology: Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, III. 60616.