TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of professional secrecy in Ibero-America
T2 - Ethical and legal perspectives
AU - Estrada-Cuzcano, Alonso
AU - Alfaro-Mendives, Karen Lizeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Eight Ibero-American political constitutions that include professional secrecy (confidentiality) as a constitutional guarantee are analysed, and their influence as a fundamental right in the professional practice of librarians is examined. The impact of professional secrecy is established in professional codes of ethics, and it is shown that they do not clearly express this principle; its application in trade unions has limited effectiveness. The various difficulties involved in preserving professional secrecy in library practice, which work centres try to violate, are shown.
AB - Eight Ibero-American political constitutions that include professional secrecy (confidentiality) as a constitutional guarantee are analysed, and their influence as a fundamental right in the professional practice of librarians is examined. The impact of professional secrecy is established in professional codes of ethics, and it is shown that they do not clearly express this principle; its application in trade unions has limited effectiveness. The various difficulties involved in preserving professional secrecy in library practice, which work centres try to violate, are shown.
KW - Professional secrecy
KW - confidentiality
KW - librarian
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120831063&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/03400352211057149
DO - 10.1177/03400352211057149
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85120831063
SN - 0340-0352
VL - 48
SP - 432
EP - 438
JO - IFLA Journal
JF - IFLA Journal
IS - 3
ER -