Deontologia professionale: il parente povero della biblioteconomia italiana (in: Biblioteca e bibliotecari nella transizione: identità, servizi, lavoro)

Abstract

Professional ethics is a topic rarely addressed in Italian librarianship, both theoretically (publications, conferences, academic and professional training, discussions on mailing lists and social media) and practically (where professional ethics is often confused with personal morality, law, politics, religion, or emotionality). This is a shame, because ethical awareness is one of the key differences between a profession and a craft, but also because ethical reflection is not an abstract luxury, but rather an extremely concrete tool for addressing even highly topical issues of social concern, such as health emergencies, sustainability, copyright, and privacy