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• This section of the Archives Procedure Manual provides guidance on the storage , maintenance, and retrieval of Archival Information Packages (AIPs). 
  Guidance is intended to support compliance with the Open Archival Information System (OAIS). The of archival material preserved by Dalhousie Libraries as part of the Archives Permanent Collection.
  
  
• The manual addresses physical archives, digital archives, and "hybrid" archival fonds that include physical and digital archives.
  Archives staff generate AIPs during the Ingest phase. This includes a wide variety of processes, such as reboxing and refoldering textual records, creating forensic disk images of digital storage devices, and receiving network transfers of digital records.
  
  
• Archives staff manage the Libraries' physical archival storage areas and provide AIPs to Access Services upon request. 
  
  
• The Libraries' digital archival storage areas is managed by the University Archives in collaboration with Academic Technology Services, Information Technology Services, and external service providers. 

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