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Audio and Visual Records

Audio Recordings
Moving Image Recordings
Photographs / Still Images
    - Agency ND
    - Freelance
    - In-House
    - Non-University Sources

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Audio Recordings      Effective 9/2011
Audio recordings in any format created by an office and used for educational, marketing, recruitment, research, or other purposes.

AUDIO RECORDINGS

Record Holder

Office Retention

Office Disposition

Master Historical
(Office of Record)

Any Office

Up to 3 years

Transfer to the Archives for appraisal and retention / destruction

Derivatives and Business Use Copies

Any Office

Duration of active business use

Destroy

Note:
Consult with the Archives to determine the format and method of transfer. Transfers should include pertinent signed contracts and releases. 

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Moving Image Recordings       Effective 9/2011
Moving image recordings in any format created by an office and used for educational, marketing, recruitment, research, or other purposes. Includes finished programs, work tapes, production tapes, B roll, and derivatives.

MOVING IMAGE RECORDINGS

Record Holder

Office Retention

Office Disposition

Master Historical
(Office of Record)

Any Office

Up to 3 years

Transfer to the Archives for appraisal and retention / destruction

Derivatives and Business Use Copies

Any Office

Duration of active business use

Destroy

Note:
Consult with the Archives to determine the format and method of transfer. Transfers should include pertinent signed contracts and releases. 

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Photographs / Still Images

The following schedules pertain to Photographs / Still Images created or received in the course of conducting University business. These materials may be used for educational, marketing, recruitment, research, or other purposes and include negatives, prints, slides, and digital photos. Proper retention and disposition of photographs varies depending on the source of the photos and on the University’s copyright ownership of the photos. Consult with the Archives for guidance on managing photographs and on transferring them to the University Archives. Transfers must include pertinent signed contracts and releases.


Photographs / Still Images: Agency ND      Effective 9/2011
Photographs created by Agency ND. These photographs may be ordered by other University offices or by members of the public.

PHOTOS: AGENCY ND

Record Holder

Office Retention

Office Disposition

Master Historical
(Office of Record)

Agency ND

See office-specific records retention schedule for Agency ND

Derivatives and Business Use Copies

Any Office

Duration of active business use

Destroy


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Photographs / Still Images: Freelance      Effective 9/2011
Photographs taken by freelance photographers on behalf of a University office. Contracts with freelance photographers should provide the University with full ownership rights to the photographs. Consult with the Office of General Counsel for more information on contracts with freelance photographers.

PHOTOS: FREELANCE

Record Holder

Office Retention

Office Disposition

Master Historical
(Office of Record)

Any Office

Up to 7 years

Transfer to the Archives for appraisal and retention / destruction

Derivatives and Business Use Copies

Any Office

Duration of active business use

Destroy


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Photographs / Still Images: In-House      Effective 9/2011
Photographs taken by staff members of an office, such as staff portraits and photographs of events the office sponsors or in which the office participates.

PHOTOS: IN-HOUSE

Record Holder

Office Retention

Office Disposition

Master Historical
(Office of Record)

Any Office

Up to 7 years

Transfer to the Archives for appraisal and retention / destruction

Derivatives and Business Use Copies

Any Office

Duration of active business use

Destroy

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Photographs / Still Images: Non-University Sources       Effective 9/2011
Photographs received from non-University sources, such as the Associated Press, the South Bend Tribune, or other outside groups or individuals, to which the University has no copyright ownership rights.

PHOTOS: NON-UNIVERSITY SOURCES

Record Holder

Office Retention

Office Disposition

Master Historical
(Office of Record)

Any Office

Up to 7 years

Transfer to the Archives for appraisal and retention / destruction

Derivatives and Business Use Copies

Any Office

Duration of active business use

Destroy

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