Documentary Information and Archiving

Responsibility

DIA is responsible for the University’s documentary information and its archiving policy.

What does DIA do?

• Advises on archiving and the provision of information
• With regard to the dynamic archive:
  • Post delivery within Administration and Central Services
  • Registration
  • Workflow
  • Archiving
  • Provision of information
• With regard to the semi-static archive, help or intermediation with:
  • Selecting what to destroy or retain
  • Maintenance of the archive
  • Inventory and transfer to the National Archive 

Position at the University

DIA operates under the Administrative Shared Service Centre. 

DIA works together with Leiden University Library when it comes to old archives. DIA has old archives processed at the request and expense of faculties and transfers these processed archives to UBL, which manages them on behalf of the National Archive.

Contact

All DIA staff can be found here.

More information

• Information on archiving on the staff website.
• Please contact Max van der Wijk for more information about archiving and retention periods.