Code of Ethics

THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND CODE OF ETHICS

At the Annual General Meeting on 8 March 2007, The Library Association of Ireland adopted a Code of Ethics for its members

• To provide guidance to members of the Association, and to help them make informed ethical decisions;
• To assist new members of the profession to become acquainted with the values of the profession;To assure the users of library and information services that their rights
• are respected by professional librarians and those engaged in the profession of librarianship;
• To assure society at large that professional librarians in Ireland place considerations of the common good at the centre of their professional activities.

All members of the Library Association of Ireland undertake to abide by the Code of Ethics