A detailed guide to creating a collections management policy including aspects such as the purpose of the archive, what is collected by the archive, how your archive items can be used and how you will look after the archive’s collection items.

A collections management policy will help you make decisions about your community archive and means everyone involved is working towards the same goals. It will also act as a tool to help continue the work of the archive in the long term.

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