Archives Objectives

The University Archives aims to preserve and provide access to an authentic record of the people, programmes and governance of the University of Adelaide. It provides archival management for records in support of the administrative, teaching, research, and wider community interests of the University.

The Archives seeks to:

• facilitate University compliance with the State Records Act 1997.
• select only those records that best document the University and, therefore, allow the controlled disposal of records not of enduring value.
• ensure the reliability of evidence through maintenance of the context and order of the archival records entrusted to its care.
• create and maintain electronic and hard-copy descriptive tools that provide intellectual and administrative control of the records.
• provide a physical environment for records that ensures their long-term viability and usefulness.
• respond to the needs of staff, students and the general public for historical evidence and information.