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ARCHIVES, LIBRARY, AND MUSEUM HOLDINGS

09.18

Acquisition of archives, library, and museum holdings

Records dealing with the acquisition process of the institution’s archives, library, and museum holdings (books, journals and periodicals, brochures, rare books, archival fonds, audio-visual records, works of art, scientific collections, etc.): acquisition, evaluation and reference files, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, correspondence with suppliers, subscription renewals, etc.

copy

unit

active

semi-active

inactive

primary [ a ]

unit responsible

X1

X2

R3

secondary [ a ]

other units concerned

1 year

 

D

N o t e s :                                                                                 ( D = Destruction R = Retention )

1 Retention: 2 years after acquisition or end of subscription (books, periodicals and journals, databanks) or as long as holdings are retained by the institution (archival fonds, rare books, museum collections, etc.).
2 Retention: 5 years for support records.
3 Archives selection: Retention of evaluation, acquisition and reference files associated with the institution’s archival fonds, rare books and museum collections. Destruction of support records.

[ ] = medium --->a = paper b = microfilm c = electronic d = audio-visual e = other

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