The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers has been approved and endorsed this month. During 2011 and 2012 a working group from the Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) drafted and consulted extensively on a draft international code of ethics for librarians. 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 Code is presented in two versions: a long, comprehensive version, and a shorter version for quick reference.
The working group consisting of five members from five countries who are members or former members of the FAIFE committee: Loida Garcia-Febo, Anne Hustad, Hermann Rosch, Paul Sturges and Amelie Vallotton.
FAIFE has collected nearly 40 codes of ethics for librarians from around the world. They can be accessed at: "Professional Codes of Ethics for Librarians".
