FROM ETHICAL CODEX
Croatian Librarianship Society
The Croatian Librarianship Society invites librarians to follow the principles stated in the present Codex:
- the highest level of professional activities in accordance with appropriate international and Croatian professional standards aimed at improving library activities;
- the development and maintenance of intellectual freedom of an individual and protection of the basic democratic principles of a wider society;
- the acknowledgment of the rights to knowledge and free access to information for everyone;
- the availability of various types of materials and sources for all groups of users;
- the respect of copyright;
- the respect of user's privacy;
- the protection and promotion of Croatian and the world cultural heritage…
In order to follow the above-mentioned general principles, librarians are obliged to act professionally, in particular paying their attention to:
- equal access to information for all users, regardless their personal characteristics, special needs, sex, nationality, religion, political belief and social status;
- making professional judges, with no influences of political, moral and religious viewpoints or material interests;
- opposition to censorship and rejection of any form of censorship;
- respect of the rights to user's confidentiality and anonymity;
- keeping the reputation, dignity and integrity of profession;
- continuous professional training and behaviour, both to colleagues and to users…
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