The East Riding Archives and Local Studies service are delighted to have fully retained their accredited status, receiving the award for the second time. The service was first awarded accredited status in 2017, and must be reassessed every six years by application and an assessment panel.
Archive Service Accreditation is the UK standard for archive services. It defines good practice and agreed standards, thereby encouraging and supporting the development of the archive service.
In addition to an on-site assessment visit, the East Riding Archives’ application was reviewed against the UK Archive Service Accreditation Standard. This gave the Accreditation Panel a full overview of the Archives’ organisational health, collections management and the work undertaken with a range of stakeholders.
The East Riding Archives received detailed feedback from the Accreditation Panel, including:
“East Riding Archives provides a high quality service, working with a strong baseline of sound premises, good collections management and a well-established user offer.”
Of particular note, the Accreditation Panel:
“… congratulated the archive service on its approach to the management of digital preservation and their creative outreach offer.”
The East Riding Archives are proud to be custodians of 1000 years of the county’s documented heritage and strive to deliver best professional practice to ensure that these records will be available to future generations.
To find out more about Archive Service Accreditation, and to find out which archives are accredited, visit The National Archives’ website.
The East Riding Archives are located at the Champney Treasure House in Beverley.
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