Do you have records that may be of interest to the Archives?

• Contact your Departmental Records Officer or the CERN Archives
• Quick guide to Archival and Non-Archival Material
• Operational Circular No. 3 "Rules applicable to archival material and archiving at CERN"
• See also: pages for Departmental Records Officers
• American Institute of Physics (AIP) guidelines on Scientific Source Materials

Here are a few questions to ask when appraising records:

• Do they provide evidence of the origins, structure, functions, policies, decisions or significant operations of the person or body who created them?
• Do they give a good overview of the progress (achievements or problems) of the Department / Collaboration?
• Do they relate to significant changes in CERN's activities, processes or policy?
• Do they relate to a project that led to a "first of its kind" process, activity or result?

Do you want to know how to manage your records?

• Some guidelines prepared for Departmental Records Officers (English and French)
• Some useful links on records management (English and French)
• Some useful links on preservation and conservation (English and French)