ALIA core values policy statement

A pdf version of this policy can be found here

ALIA Constitution Objects addressed:



A thriving culture, economy, environment and democracy requires the free flow of information and ideas.

Australia's library and information services are fundamental to the free flow of information and ideas and a legacy to each generation, conveying the knowledge of the past and the promise of the future.


Library and information services professionals therefore commit themselves to the following core values of their profession:

  2. Delivery of authentic information and evidence-based practice supported by quality research
  3. Connection of people to ideas, knowledge creation and learning
  4. Dedication to fostering reading, information and digital literacies
  6. Adherence to information privacy principles
  7. Management, organisation and preservation of the human record
  8. Excellence, accountability, integrity and responsibility in service to our communities
  9. Commitment to maintaining currency of professional knowledge and practice
  10. Partnerships and collaborations to advance these values.


Reviewed 2007. Amended 2018.