Documents Accessibility Policy
Definition: This policy sets out the main principles of the legal procedures through which archival materials are to be made available for researchers and students according to Federal Law no. 7 of 2008 concerning the National Library and Archives and it’s by law and the approved procedures.
Purpose:
- Enable the National Library and Archives to set the conditions for giving access to the archives.
- Enable researchers to have access to the information and documents needed to complete their studies, justify their rights and support decision making.
Text of the policy: The National Library and Archives is committed to the following:
- Upon circulation of the documents and accessibility to researchers, the following conditions should apply:
- Assure that the documents requested by researchers is not classified as confidential.
- Assure that the documents needed by researchers include content for the benefit of the researchers.
- Assure that the document is for scientific and historical research according to the classification system applied in the National Library and Archives.
- Grant access via a form prepared for that purpose.
- At the discretion of General Director of NA, permit access to the hard copy of the document.
- Under this policy, and upon assessment, the National Library and Archives determines the types of documents that may be accessed according to certified standards and laws.
- After the documents classification as confidential has been removed, the documents may be viewed.
- Measures must be taken to ensure that documents will not be subject to loss or damage due to handling.
- The use of directives and procedures upon circulation of electronic, sound and visual documents due to their fragility.
- Measures must be taken to avoid transferring the borrowed documents to units, employees, researchers and preventing leakage of their content.
- Appropriate procedures must be followed for returning all the documents on time, with possibility of extension according to the needs of the research.
- Abide with the procedures and conditions to access private archives stored within the National Library and Archives.
