High Life Highland’s archive service has been nationally recognised for its work, being awarded accredited status by the National Archives.
Accreditation is the national quality standard and recognises good performance in all areas of archive service delivery.
The accreditation panel commended the Highland Archive Service saying its archive centres are “of high quality, providing robust standards of protection for the collections” and provided “enviable facilities for public services”.
The Highland Archive Service has a suite of policies that underpin all our operations and activities and help us meet the high standards required for accreditation.
Policies
Mission statement
Learn how the archive service preserves records and promotes access to Highland history
Access policy
Learn how the Highland Archive Service provides access to collections in person and online.
Acquisitions policy
Discover how Highland Archive Service selects, collects and acquires records across the Highlands
Collections care and preservation policy
Learn how Highland Archive Service preserves and protects archive collections for access
Collections development policy
Explore how Highland Archive Service plans, develops and manages its collections across the region
Collections information policy
Learn how archive staff manage, record and maintain collection information from deposit to access
Collections management policy
Learn how the Archive Service manages acquisition, cataloguing, preservation and access
Digital preservation policy
Learn how the Archive Service preserves, manages and provides access to long-term digital records
Distressing language advisory statement
Read guidance on distressing language in archives and how staff address harmful content
Engagement policy
Discover how the archive service engages communities through events, learning and outreach
Ethical research statement
Learn how archive service supports ethical research with integrity respect and openness
