Problem zasad etycznych w pracy polskich archiwistów
The problem of ethical principles in the work of Polish archivists

Summary/Abstract: Adopted in 1996 at the International Congress on Archives in Beijing, the ICA Code of Ethics was embraced by the Polish archivist community without at­tracting any criticism. This paper seeks to justify the need to create an individ­ual code of ethics for Polish archivists on the basis of the international one and supplement it with three additional principles. Due to the great value of the documentation stored in Polish archives, archival work should be considered a service for the state and citizens, which requires archivists to exhibit the utmost degree of commitment and responsibility. Archive staff should strive to improve the information aids that exist in the archives, especially with re­gard to the most valuable and accessible material, in order to adequately fulfil the individual information needs of citizens who search the archives. State archives should also be obliged to undertake actions aimed at securing valua­ble files owned by private persons and taking them over on terms agreed with the owners. Should this prove impossible, archives could attempt to digitalise such material with the owner’s consent and make them available on the agreed terms.

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