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. IFLA’s code of ethics draws on this experience, and provides a model and reference for others.

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.

The working group was made up of Loida Garcia-Febo, Anne Hustad, Hermann Rosch, Paul Sturges and Amelie Vallotton.

The Code is presented in two versions: a long, comprehensive version, and a shorter version for quick reference.

IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers (Long Version)

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. IFLA's code of ethics draws on this experience, and provides a model and reference for other...

IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers (Short Version)

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. IFLA's code of ethics draws on this experience, and provides a model and reference for other...

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. See also our list of codes of ethics adopted by national library associations. We welcome updates to this list – please send these to ifla@ifla.org.

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