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A key part of collection packing involves screening materials. As you pack, be prepared to flag materials that need more attention or remove and discard materials that have privacy restrictions outside the scope of DDC’s collecting area.
Privacy Restrictions:
Student information / education records
e.g. Student papers, grades, and examinations, financial records
Personnel records
e.g. Salary information, staff performance evaluations, tenure cases
Patient records
e.g. Medical test results and consent forms
See Restriction Categories for a comprehensive guide.
Preservation concerns:
Paper materials
Fragile materials
Molding / rotting materials
Audiovisual materials
e.g. cassettes, CDs, DVDs, film, reels
Born digital materials
Floppy disks, hard drives, USB sticks, computers
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