Professional Codes of Ethics for Librarians
- IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and other Information Workers
- National Codes of Ethics for Librarians (by countries)
Background
Librarians all over the world are well aware of their profession's ethical implications. In more than 60 countries library associations have developed and approved a national code of ethics for librarians. But a similar document on an international level adopted by IFLA didn't exist until 2012.
During 2010 and 2012 a working group from FAIFE drafted and consulted extensively on a draft international code of ethics for librarians and other information workers. Hundreds of comments from IFLA Members and Non-Members were received to the draft, and a final version was prepared for the endorsement by the IFLA Governing Board. The "IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers" was approved endorsed in August 2012.
IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and other Information Workers
The Code is presented in two versions: a long, comprehensive version, and a shorter version for quick reference.
English: IFLA Code of Ethics [full version] | [short version]
The IFLA Code of Ethics has been translated into different languages in order to make it available in as many parts of the world as possible.
- አማርኛ (Amharic) [full version] | [short version]
- العربية (Arabic) [full version] | [short version]
- 中文 (Chinese) [full version] | [short version]
- Hrvatski (Croatian) [full version] | [short version]
- Français (French) [full version] | [short version]
- Deutsch (German) [full version] | [short version]
- עברית (Hebrew) [full version] | [short version]
- Italiano (Italian) [full version] | [short version]
- 日本語 (Japanese) [full version] | [short version]
- Luxembourgish (Luxembourgish) [full version] | [short version]
- Norsk (Norwegian) [full version] | [short version]
- Polski (Polish) [full version] | [short version]
- Português (Portuguese) [full version] | [short version]
- Русский (Russian) [full version] | [short version]
- Cрпски (Serbian) [full version] | [short version]
- Slovenčina (Slovak) [full version] | [short version]
- Español (Spanish) [full version] | [short version]
- Svenska (Swedish) [full version] | [short version]
- Türkçe (Turkish) [full version] | [short version]
- Українська (Ukrainian) [full version] | [short version]
Note: The working group consisting of 5 members from 5 countries who are members or former members of the FAIFE committee : Loida Garcia-Febo, Anne Hustad, Hermann Rosch, Paul Sturges and Amelie Vallotton.
National Codes of Ethics for Librarians by countries
FAIFE has collected more than 60 codes of ethics for librarians from around the world. These guidelines customarily are adopted by national library or librarians associations or in some cases implemented by government agencies. The collection will be completed and updated successively
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Armenia [Armenian Library Association]
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Professional code of behaviour of the Armenian Librarian
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Australia [The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA]
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Statement on Professional Ethics
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Belgium [Flanders] [Vlaamse Vereniging voor Bibliotheek, Archief en Documentatie (VVBAD)]
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Professional code for information professionals in libraries and documentation centers
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Botswana [Botswana Library Association]
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Code of Ethics
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Brasil [Conselho Federal de Biblioteconomia] [Portuguese]
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Code of Ethics
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Bulgaria [Bulgarian Library and Information Association]
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Code of Ethics
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Canada [The Canadian Library Association (CLA]
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Code of Ethics
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Chile [Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile A.G.] [Spanish]
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Código de Ética Profesional
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China [Library Society of China]
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Code of Ethics
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China [Hongkong] [The Hong Kong Library Association]
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Code of Ethics
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Costa Rica [Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Costa Rica] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
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Croatia [The Croatian Library Association]
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Code of Ethics
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Cuba [Asociación Cubana de Bibliotecarios] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
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Czech Republic [Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic]
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Code of Ethics
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El Salvador [Asociación de Bibliotecarios de El Salvador] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
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Estonia [Estonian Librarians Association, ELA]
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Code of Ethics of the librarians and information specialists of Estonia
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Finland [Finnish Library Association]
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Ethical Principles of Library Work
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France [Association des Bibliothécaires Français]
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The Librarians' Code of Ethics
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Germany [BID - Bibliothek und Information Deutschland]
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Ethics and Information Ethical principles of the library and information professionals
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Hungary [Board of the Association of Hungarian Librarians and the Board of the Federation of Libraries and Information Centres]
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Code of ethics of Hungarian librarians
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Iceland [Upplýsing - Félag bókasafns - og upplýsingfraeda]
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Code of Ethics
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Indonesia [The Association of Indonesian Librarians / Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia (IPI)]
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Code of Ethics for Librarians
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Ireland [Library Association of Ireland (LAI)]
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Code of Ethics
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Israel [The Israeli Center for Libraries]
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Code of Ethics of the Librarians in Israel
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Italy [The Italian Library Association (AIB)]
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Librarians’ code of ethics: fundamental principles
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Jamaica [The Jamaica Library Association]
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Code of Ethics
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Japan [The Japan Library Association]
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Code of Ethics for Librarians
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Korea [The Korean Library Association (KLA)]
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Code of Ethics for Librarians
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Latvia [Latvian Librarians Associationa (LLA)]
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Code of Ethics of Librarians in Latvia (English translation also available)
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Lithuania [The Lithuanian Librarians' Association (LLA)]
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Code of Ethics of Lithuanian Librarians
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Luxembourg [The Librarians´ Association of Luxembourg]
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National Code of Ethics of ALBAD
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Malaysia [Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia (Librarians Association of Malaysia)]
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Code of Ethics
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Malta [Malta Library and Insformation Association (MALIA)]
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Code of Ethics for Library and Information Professionals
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Mauritius [Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)]
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Code of Ethics
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Mexico [El Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios (CNB)]
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Code of Professional Ethics
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The Netherlands [Public Library Section of the Netherlands Association of librarians]
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Professional Charter for Librarians in Public Libraries
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New Zealand [The Library & Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA)]
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Code of Professional Conduct
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Nicaragua [Asociación Nicaragüense de Bibliotecarios y Profesionales Afines] [Spanish]
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Code of Professional Ethics
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Nigeria [Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria]
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Code of Ethics
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Panama [Asociación Panameña de Bibliotecarios] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
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Peru [Colegio de Bibliotecólogos del Perú] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
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Philippines [The Professional Regulation Commission of the Republic of the Philippines]
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Code of Ethics for Registered Librarians
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Poland [The Polish Librarians Association]
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Code of Ethics for Librarians and Information Professionals
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Portugal [Portuguese Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists (BAD), Portuguese Association for the Development of Scientific and Technical Information (INCITE), Portuguese Association of Health Documentation (APDIS)]
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Code of Ethics for Information Professionals in Portugal
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Puerto Rico [Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de Puerto Rico] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
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Russian Federation [Russian Library Association]
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Russian Librarian's Professional Ethics Code
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Serbia [Serbian Library Association]
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Code of Ethics
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Singapore [The Library Association of Singapore (LAS)]
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Code of Ethics
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Slovenia [The Slovenian Library Association]
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Code of Ethics
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South Africa [Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)]
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Code of Ethics
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Spain [Spanish Federation of Societies of Archivist, Librarians, Documentalist and Museology (FESABID)]
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Code of Ethics
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Spain [Catalunya] [Collegi Oficial de Bibliotecaris - Documentalistes de Catalunya]
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Code of Ethics
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Sri Lanka [The Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA)]
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Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
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Sweden [The Librarians' Association (BF)]
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Professionalism and Professional Ethics
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Switzerland [The Association of Swiss Librarians and Libraries (BBS)]
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Ethikkodex des bis [German]
Code d´éthique [French] -
Thailand [The Thai Library Association]
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Code of Ethics
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Turkey [The Turkish Librarian´s Association (TKD) Professional Ethics Principles]
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Code of Ethics
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Ukraine [The Ukranian Library Association]
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Code of Ethics of a Librarian
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United Kingdom [CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information]
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Code of Professional Conduct
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Uruguay [Asociación de Bibliotecólogos del Uruguay] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
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USA [The American Library Association (ALA)]
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Code of Ethics
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Venezuela [Colegio de Bibliotecólogos y Archivólogos de Venezuela (CBAV)] [Spanish]
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Code of Ethics
Indigenous peoples
Protocols concerning ethical issues in the handling of information and a range of library/information/archives issues relating to Indigenous peoples:
The Protocols for Native American Archival Materials
Original Australian protocol, 1995: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives, and Information Services
Última actualización: 3 Febrero 2021