The FIAT/IFTA Value, Use and Copyright Commission has launched a new project focusing on ethical issues related to archival content – both in connection with republication online and in relation to metadata containing terms that are now considered harmful or inappropriate.
The discussion on this topic began at the World Conference in Rome in October 2025, with an expert roundtable featuring an open exchange on ethical considerations.
The next steps in the project are this survey, which explores how you address ethical questions in your work, followed by an Online Experts Roundtable on May 19, 2026 at 14:00 CEST, with archive experts who engage with ethical issues in their professional practice.
Your participation is essential to help us understand current practices and guide future discussions. The survey should take around 15 minutes to complete.
We ask for your email address to be able to contact you if we have any additional questions in relation with your answers. We will not share your email address with anyone or use it on mailing lists without your permission.
Thank you for your valuable input. You can contact FIAT/IFTA at: office@fiatifta.org
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