JISC survey of archival needs: appendices

Joint Information Systems Committee - Archives Sub-committee

Survey of needs

5 References

The following publications were consulted while carrying out this survey and during the preparation of this report:

An archives policy for the United Kingdom : 1. Statement of principles and policy objectives; 2. A discussion document / prepared by the National Archives Policy Liaison Group. -- [London ?] : National Council on Archives, 1996.

British Archives : a guide to archive resources in the United Kingdom / by Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard. -- 3rd ed. -- Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995. -- ISBN 0-333-53255-4.

British Standard recommendations for storage and exhibition of archival documents. -- London : British Standards Institution, 1989. -- (BS5454:1989). -- 20p. -- ISBN 0 580 17187 6.

Commonwealth Universities Yearbook, 1996-97. -- London : Association of Commonwealth Universities, 1996. -- ISSN 0069-7745.

ISAD(G): general international standard archival description / International Council on Archives. -- Ottawa : ICA, 1994. -- 30p. -- ISBN 0-9696035-1-7.

Measuring performance / Patricia Methven, Janet Foster, George MacKenzie and Rosemary Rogers. -- London : Society of Archivists, 1993. -- (Best practice guideline ; I) -- ISBN 0-902886-45-2.

Preservation policies and strategies in British archives and record offices : a survey / Paul Eden and John Feather. In: Journal of the Society of Archivists, vol.18, no.1, 199, p.59-70.

The role and resources of university repositories : report and discussion document / Society of Archivists ; Standing Conference of National and University Libraries. -- [London] : [Society of Archivists], 1989.

Survey of local authority archive services : 1996 update / Heather Forbes and Rosemary Dunhill. In: Journal of the Society of Archivists, vol. 18, no. 1, 1997, p.37-57.

6. Acknowledgements

We are very grateful to the JISC Archives Sub-Committee and to its Chair, Patricia Methven, for guidance and advice in designing and carrying out this study, and to the JISC Research Collections Co-ordinators, Rachel Bruce and Jacqueline Fitzgerald for dealing with many matters of policy and administration.

Above all, we are grateful to the hundreds of archivists and librarians who received and responded to our questionnaires, and who gave a lot of time and effort to provide detailed and thoughtful responses at a difficult time of year.

7. Appendix 1: Questionnaire, accompanying notes and covering letter

As it is not possible to reproduce the layout of the questionnaire accurately in an HTML document, these items have not been transcribed but may be downloaded in Microsoft Word6 format from the following links: Questionnaire ( QuestW6.doc, 34kb); accompanying notes ( NotesW6.doc, 19kb); covering letter from JISC ( LetterW6.doc 130kb).

Bishop Grosseteste College
- Archives
- National Primary Education Archive
Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
College of Ripon & York St John
Coventry University
- Lanchester Library
Glasgow School of Art
Heriot-Watt University
- Cameron Smail Library [NFF]
- Moray House Institute of Education Archive [NFF]
- Scottish College of Textiles [NFF]
Institute of Education
Keele University
- Special Collections & Archives, Keel Information Services - Library
King's College London
- College Archives
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives [NFF]
Lancaster University
- University Library
- Ruskin Library
London Guildhall University
- Fawcett Library [NFF]
London Institute
- Central St. Martin's College of Art and Design: Art and Design Archive [NFF]
- London College of Printing and Distributive Trades: Department of Learning Resources
- Chelsea College of Art and Design
- London College of Fashion
London School of Economics and Political Science [NFF]
Manchester Metropolitan University
- All Saints Library
- North West Film Archive [NFF]
Middlesex University
- Museum of Domestic Architecture and Design
Queen's University of Belfast [NFF]
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Art
Royal College of Music [NFF]
Royal Holloway
School of Oriental and African Studies [NFF]
University College Bretton Hall
- National Arts Education Archive, The Lawrence Batley Centre
University College Chester
University College London [NFF]
University of Aberdeen [NFF]
University of Bath
- Library and Learning Centre
- National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists [NFF]
University of Birmingham [NFF]
University of Bradford
University of Bristol [NFF]
University of Cambridge
- Cambridge University Library [NFF]
- Centre of South Asian Studies
- Institute of Astronomy
- Scott Polar Research Institute
University of Central Lancashire
University of Dundee [NFF]
University of Durham [NFF]
University of East Anglia
- Archives Department, University Library [NFF]
- Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences
University of Edinburgh [NFF]
University of Essex [NFF]
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
- Archives and Business Records Centre [NFF]
- Special Collections Department, University Library [NFF]
University of Greenwich
University of Huddersfield [NFF]
University of Hull [NFF]
University of Kent at Canterbury
University of Leeds [NFF]
University of Liverpool [NFF]
University of London
- University of London Library
University of London Senate Institutes
- Courtauld Institute of Art: Book Library
- British Institute in Paris
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
- Institute of Classical Studies
- Institute of Commonwealth Studies [NFF]
- Institute of Germanic Studies [NFF]
- School of Slavonic and East European Studies [NFF]
- Warburg Institute
University of Manchester [NFF]
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
University of Newcastle upon Tyne [NFF]
University of Nottingham [NFF]
University of Oxford
- Rhodes House: Library
- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology: Alexander Library
- Bodleian Library: Department of Western Manuscripts [NFF]
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: Hope and Arkell Libraries
- English Faculty Library
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Refugee Studies Programme Documentation Centre
- School of Geography
- Sherrington Library for the History of Neuroscience
University of Paisley
University of Plymouth
- School of Humanities and Cultural Interpretation, Faculty of Arts and Education
University of Portsmouth
University of Reading
- University Library [NFF]
- Rural History Centre [NFF]
University of Sheffield
- University Library [NFF]
- National Centre for English Cultural Tradition [NFF]
University of Southampton [NFF]
University of Strathclyde [NFF]
University of Sunderland
University of Surrey
- George Edwards Library
- National Resource Centre for Dance [NFF]
University of Sussex
- Manuscripts Section, University Library [NFF]
- Mass-Observation Archive, University Library [NFF]
University of Wales Swansea [NFF]
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
University of Wales, Bangor [NFF]
University of Wales, Cardiff [NFF]
University of Warwick
- Modern Records Centre
University of Westminster
University of York
- Borthwick Institute of Historical Research [NFF]
Westminster College, Oxford
- Wesley and Methodist Studies Centre
Wye College

8.1.2 Other institutions, not funded by the Higher Education Funding Bodies

Colleges of the University of Cambridge
- Clare College
- Girton College: Library
- Gonville and Caius College
- Jesus College
- Lucy Cavendish College
- Modern Archive Centre, King's College
- Newnham College
- Trinity College: Library
Colleges of the University of Oxford
- Angus Library, Regent's Park College
- Brasenose College
- Corpus Christi College
- Harris Manchester College
- Magdalen College
- Merton College
- Middle East Centre, St. Antony's College
- New College
- Oriel College
- Somerville College
- St Anne's College
- St Hilda's College
- Trinity College
- University College
- Worcester College

8.2 Institutions not included in the detailed analysis.

The reasons for non-inclusion are shown by codes in square brackets after each, as follows:

[P] Hold archives of their own institution only. Provided details previously in response to the JISC/TFPL questionnaire.

[I] Hold archives of their own institution only.

[N] Nil return. Do not hold any archives.

[S] Questionnaire sent but no reply received.

8.2.1 Institutions funded by the Higher Education Funding Bodies

Anglia Polytechnic University [S]
Aston University [S]
Bath College of Higher Education [P]
Birkbeck College [P]
Bolton Institute of Higher Education [S]
Bournemouth University [S]
Brunel University [S]
Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education [S]
Canterbury Christ Church College [S]
Central School of Speech and Drama [P]
Chichester Institute of Higher Education [S]
City University [I]
College of Guidance Studies [S]
Cranfield University [P]
Dartington College of Arts [P]
De Montfort University [S]
Edge Hill College of Higher Education [S]
Edinburgh College of Art [P]
Falmouth College of Arts [S]
Glasgow Caledonian University [NFF: S]
Goldsmiths College [S]
Harper Adams Agricultural College [S]
Homerton College, Cambridge [P]
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- College library and archives [P]
- Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School [S]
- Royal Postgraduate Medical School [S]
Kent Institute of Art & Design [S]
King Alfred's College [S]
Kingston University [S]
La Sainte Union College of Higher Education [S]
Leeds Metropolitan University [S]
Liverpool Hope College [S]
Liverpool John Moores University [S]
London Business School [S]
London Guildhall University [I]
London Institute
- Camberwell College of Arts: Library [I]
- London College of Fashion [I]
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [S]
Loughborough College of Art and Design [S]
Loughborough University [I]
Napier University [P]
Nene College of Higher Education [P]
Newman College of Higher Education [P]
North East Wales Institute [S]
North Riding College, History Department [S]
Northern College [P]
Northern School of Contemporary Dance [S]
Norwich School of Art & Design
- The Gallery [S]
Nottingham Trent University [S]
Open University [NFF: P]
Oxford Brookes University [I]
Queen Margaret College [S]
Queen Mary and Westfield College [S]
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication [S]
RCN Institute [S]
Robert Gordon University [P]
Roehampton Institute [S]
Rose Bruford College [P]
Royal Northern College of Music [NFF: I]
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama [S]
Royal Veterinary College [NFF: P]
School of Pharmacy [P]
Sheffield Hallam University [S]
South Bank University [S]
Southampton Institute [S]
Special Trustees for St Thomas' Hospital, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals [S]
St Andrew's College [P]
St George's Hospital Medical School [I]
St. Martin's College [S]
Staffordshire University [NFF: I]
Surrey Institute of Art and Design [S]
Swansea Institute of Higher Education [P]
Thames Valley University [S]
Trinity and All Saints [P]
Trinity College [S]
Trinity College of Music [S]
University College of St Mark & St John [P]
University of Abertay Dundee [P]
University of Brighton [S]
University of Cambridge
- Department of Plant Sciences Library [S]
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Department of Manuscripts and Printed Books [NFF: S]
- Kettle's Yard [S]
- Marshall Library of Economics [S]
- Seeley Historical Library, Faculty of History [N]
University of Central England in Birmingham [S]
University of Derby [S]
University of East London [S]
University of Glamorgan [S]
University of Hertfordshire [P]
University of Leicester [S]
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside [S]
University of London
- Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine [S]
- University of London Library [NFF: I]
University of London Senate Institutes
- Institute of Cancer Research [S]
- Institute of Historical Research [I]
- Institute of Latin American Studies [I]
- Institute of United States Studies [S]
- Institute of Zoology [S]
University of Luton [S]
University of North London [S]
University of Northumbria at Newcastle [S]
University of Oxford
- Taylor Institution: Library [NFF: I]
- Museum for the History of Science [S]
University of Salford [NFF: P]
University of St Andrews [NFF: S]
University of Stirling [P]
University of Surrey
- St Mary's University College [I]
University of Teesside [NFF: S]
University of the West of England [P]
University of Ulster
- Library [NFF: P]
- Magee College [N]
University of Wales College of Medicine [N]
University of Wales College, Newport [P]
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff [S]
University of Wales Registry [N]
University of Wales, Lampeter
- St. David's University College [S]
University of Wolverhampton [S]
Welsh College of Music and Drama [S]
Westhill College [S]
Wimbledon School of Art [I]
Worcester College of Higher Education [S]
Writtle College [S]

8.2.2 Other institutions, not funded by the Higher Education Funding Bodies

Independent colleges and institutions of the University of Cambridge
- Christ's College [S]
- Churchill College: Churchill Archives Centre [S]
- Corpus Christi College [S]
- Downing College [S]
- Emmanuel College [I]
- Fitzwilliam College [S]
- King's College [I]
- Magdalene College [S]
- Needham Research Institute: East Asian History of Science Library [S]
- New Hall: [I]
- Pembroke College [S]
- Peterhouse [S]
- Queens' College [S]
- Ridley Hall [S]
- Selwyn College [S]
- Sidney Sussex College [I]
- St Catharine's College [P]
- St Edmund's College [S]
- St John's College [S]
- Trinity Hall [S]
- Westminster College: Cheshunt Foundation Archives [S]
Independent colleges and institutions of the University of Oxford
- All Souls College [I]
- Balliol College [S]
- Campion Hall [S]
- Christ Church [S]
- Exeter College [I]
- Hertford College [S]
- Jesus College [S]
- Lady Margaret Hall [I]
- Lincoln College [S]
- Mansfield College [S]
- Nuffield College [S]
- Pembroke College [S]
- Pusey House [S]
- Queen's College [S]
- St Edmund Hall [S]
- St John's College [I]
- St Margaret's College [S]
- St Peter's College: Library [I]
- Wadham College [S]
Ruskin College, Oxford [S]

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