Collections Management Policy

Reviewed and updated August 2023 

Approved by Steve Lloyd, Head of Cultural Services, 24 October 2023 

This document will be reviewed and updated in 2026 in line with the Archives Service Accreditation programme.

  1. Our service function
  2. Purpose of this Policy
  3. Definition and value of archives
  4. Statutory and legal basis for Lancashire Archives
  5. Scope of the collections
  1. Management of the archive collections
  2. Management of the Lancashire Printed Collection
  3. People and Training
  4. Monitoring and Review
  5. Policy Approval and Communication

7. Management of the Lancashire Printed Collection

7.1 The Lancashire Printed Collection is housed by Lancashire Archives. We manage, develop and preserve it in accordance with the Lancashire Printed Collection Policy and the Lancashire Printed Collection Procedures.

7.2 Professional advice and support in developing, classifying and cataloguing the collections is provided by qualified Librarians who are members of CILIP (The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals).

7.3 The collection is listed on the Lancashire Library catalogue.

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