4. Exceptions and exclusions
The following exceptions and exclusions apply to the Community Archive Collection:
- Copies of original material where the originals remain in private hands will not be accepted. Acceptance of such copies can result in difficulties in the management of reproduction and copyright over time.
- Active records required for ongoing operations of an organisation are not accepted.
- Copies of unpublished records held in other libraries and archives in Australia and overseas are not accepted.
- Realia (objects and material from everyday life) is not collected or accepted unless it forms an intrinsic part of a documentary collection or where the object itself might be considered a record.
Libraries Tasmania engages in cooperative collecting, that considers the collection acquisition policies of other collecting institutions and recognises the need to maintain the integrity of collections. If a proposed collection does not fall within the scope of the collection policy, an alternative collecting institution may be suggested.
Libraries Tasmania reserves the right to accept or reject any donation if it does not further our objectives.