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Record transfers

For legal and historical reasons, all service documents that are ready for archiving and worthy of archiving must be offered to the University Archives of the TU Dresden for acquisition.

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Overview of important topics

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Glossar Schrift­gutverwal­tung

Was bedeutet eigentlich Altregistraturgut? Was ist ein Geschäftszeichen? Und was hat es mit der Archivwürdigkeit auf sich? Diese und weitere Begriffe werden kurz und bündig im Glossar Schriftgutverwaltung der TUD erläutert, welches in Zusammenarbeit mit den Kollegen des Dokumentenmanagement-Teams entstanden ist.
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Official records and archiving

The University Archives as a central institution is responsible for the overall archiving process of the University. The archive is integrated into the information infrastructure of the university, supports teaching and research as well as administration and performs public relations work. Official records and archival materials are the property of the registrar (the TUD).

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Archive as memory repository

The University Archive is the central repository of authentic information from the history of TU Dresden. It takes over, secures and makes accessible analog and digital primary sources from administration, teaching and research. It works in accordance with the law and on the basis of archival science.

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Obligation to offer


Documents are all records, irrespective of their storage form, in particular deeds, official books, files, individual documents, maps, sketches, plans, medals, seals, images, films, sound recordings, study and examination documents.
The duty to offer applies equally to analog and electronic documents. It also includes electronic documents that are subject to continuous updating. It also includes documents that are subject to data protection or confidentiality and personal data that must be deleted, destroyed or restricted in processing in accordance with federal or state law. The GDPR also does not prevent this comprehensive obligation to provide.