Collections Development Policy

3. Exceptions

3.1 There are some situations when we will not collect archives relating to Lancashire or when we might collect archives from outside the stated administrative boundaries.

• Film recordings are sent the North West Film Archive¹, where there are appropriate facilities for storage and access, unless the material is in a digital format and forms part of an archive which cannot be split up.
• The Archives Service Manager may occasionally accept significant archives that fall outside the terms of this policy if they appear to be at risk of being destroyed or lost. In this situation, we would seek to ensure their transfer to an appropriate repository as soon as possible.
• We will not accept records if required to place unreasonable restrictions on public access.
• Occasionally we will collect archives and other material from outside present-day Lancashire. These usually relate to organisations which operate across local authority boundaries, or to Lancashire- based individuals and their experiences elsewhere.
• Occasionally the condition of collections and the cost of preservation outweigh the value of retention.

¹ North West Film Archive, Library Services Special Collections at Manchester Metropolitan University.