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​Principle 3 Store

Alignment with this principle will ensure that the agency has met their obligation under the Archives Act 1983, and ensure that:

  • Records are stored cost effectively, and with minimal risk
  • Records are protected, secure and accessible as long as required
  • Permanent value records are stored in optimum conditions whilst in agency custody

 
Requirements:

  • Records must be stored on appropriate media or hardware, and in appropriate formats
  • Records must be stored in suitable containers, locations and systems
  • The agency must implement storage management strategies including:
    • Counter Disaster plans
    • Vital Records plans
    • Digital Records management
  • The agency must monitor records storage for environmental conditions appropriate to the media, and retention periods
  • The agency must store and handle records according to their security status
  • Where storage is outsourced, only approved secondary storage providers must be used by the agency​
 
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3AdviceAdvice 03 Day Batching of Source Records13/07/20052/01/2013Under Review
3AdviceAdvice 08 Microfilm Reproductions of State Records13/07/200513/07/2005Under Review
3AdviceAdvice 24 How to manage 3½ and 5¼ inch discs23/04/201211/12/2012Under Review
3AdviceAdvice 25 Management of Backups23/04/201223/04/2012Under Review
3AdviceAdvice 41 Managing Records on Shared Network Drives30/06/201330/06/2013Under Review
3AdviceAdvice 42 Structuring Shared Network Drives for Recordkeeping30/05/201330/05/2013Under Review
3AdviceAdvice 46 Treating Records with Mould30/06/201330/06/2013Under Review
3AdviceAdvice 52 Identifying and Managing Vital Records30/03/201430/03/2014Under Review
3GuidelineGuideline 11 Physical storage of State Records13/07/200531/07/2005Withdrawn
3GuidelineGuideline 13 Certification for secondary storage providers27/06/201325/11/2014Withdrawn
3GuidelineGuideline 19 Digital Preservation formats23/04/201223/04/2012Under Review
3GuidelineGuideline 23 Certification for Places of Deposit of State archives31/08/201331/08/2013Withdrawn
3TemplateAdvice 41 Template Sample procedures for staff managing shared drives30/06/201330/06/2013Under Review