The Queen’s University Archives is here to help you with your University records. Since 1960 it has had the mandate to preserve the University’s official and authentic permanent record. Starting in 1998 it has also received digital University records. The 1-3% of records that must be transferred to the Archives are to ensure the University’s overall institutional accountability.
Did you know? 40% of the 11 km of records we hold in all formats are University records.
University approved retention schedules give you the guidance to help you understand what records must be kept, deleted, or transferred to the Archives.
The Archives has expert professional archivists who are ready and eager to help units understand what to send to the Archives.
In addition to ensuring accountability, taking these steps gives the following benefits:
- Reduce storage costs and meet sustainability goals by minimizing unnecessary record creation.
- Mitigate against future costs increases from current and future cloud storage vendors.
- Improve information retrieval and mitigate risks during legal or privacy challenges while saving staff time.
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