Ethics, privacy, and the protection of personal data in archives

Abstract

It analyzes the main codes of ethics for archivists and their principles on privacy and access. It discusses the Code of Ethics and related documents published by the International Council on Archives, the 2020 ICA-IFLA joint statement on Privacy Legislation and Archiving, the Code of Ethics of Catalan Archivists, several Canadian codes of ethics, and several documents by the Society of American Archivists, including the joint statements with the ALA and the ACRL/RBMS. Finally, it presents the European General Data Protection Regulation and the guidance for archives of the European Archives Group.