A code of ethics for archivists should establish high standards of conduct for the archival profession. It should introduce new members of the profession to ...

Archivists should cooperate with colleagues and law enforcement agencies to apprehend and prosecute thieves and vandals.

Archivists should demonstrate professional integrity and avoid potential conflicts of interest. They strive to balance the sometimes-competing interests of all ...

Archivists should not willfully alter, manipulate, or destroy data or records to conceal facts or distort evidence. Archivists thoroughly document any actions ...

This Code of Ethics sets out the standards of professional behaviour expected of archivists, archive conservators, records managers and those occupied in ...

Archivists encourage and promote the greatest possible use of the records in their care, giving due attention to personal privacy and confidentiality, and the ...

The ICA Code is available in 24 languages. The ICA Code has been adopted since by many member institutions and member associations worldwide either in full or ...

Preamble. The Code of Ethics for Archivists establishes standards for the archival profession. It introduces new members.

The values shared and embraced by archivists enable them to meet these obligations and to provide vital services on behalf of all groups and individuals in ...

1.1. Archives will respect and safeguard the integrity of the materials in their care and protect them from any forms of manipulation, mutilation, falsification ...