Professional ethics in cultural heritage institutions

Rad prikazuje vrste baštinskih institucija, najvažnije etičke norme i neke dileme s kojima se mogu susresti informacijski stručnjaci. Područje informacijskih znanosti brzo se razvija, a pojavom novih tehnoloških mogućnosti javljaju se i novi etički problemi. Samo poznavanje rada u vlastitoj profesiji više nije dovoljno za kvalitetno obavljanje posla, svi visoko obrazovani stručnjaci moraju biti upoznati i s etičkim kodeksima koje propisuju profesionalne udruge.This paper displays types of cultural heritage institutions, most important ethical norms, and some dilemmas information workers can find themselves in. Information sciences are developing rapidly, and with the advent of new technological possibilities, there are also new ethical problems arising. Simply knowing how to work in one’s own profession is not enough anymore to satisfy professional standards, experts in all fields have to be acquainted, as well, with codes of conduct, formulated by professional organisations