Policies & Guides
Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collection has a number of important policies and procedures. Please refer to the documents below for information on specific subjects and areas of operation.
Using our holdings
The Archives and Collections welcomes the use of our holdings for personal research, creative practice and public engagement. More information can be found in the documents and forms below.

Reading Room Rules
July 2022

Data Protection and Closure Periods
April 2020

Data Protection Guidelines for Researchers
April 2020

Loan for Exhibition Policy
May 2021

Loan Request
September 2022

Guidelines to Support Borrowing
March 2022
Requesting copies
The Archives and Collections can provide high-resolution images of our holdings to researchers for personal and/or commercial use. Please note that there are different regulations and charges for the supply and licensing of images. Refer to our Reprographic Service Guide below for more information and please get in touch if you have further questions.

Copyright and Terms & Conditions
March 2022

Reprographic Service Guide
March 2022

Copy Request Form
September 2022

Reproduction Request Form Publication Only
September 2022

Reproduction Request Form Broadcast, Website, Other
September 2022
Adding to our holdings
The Archives and Collections actively seeks to develop our holdings through donations and purchases. Our Collections Development Policy outlines the areas we are interested in collecting and our Acquisition Decision Guide gives more details about how we decide what to add to our holdings. Our Acquisition: Transfer of Title Form explains the transfer process. Further information for GSA staff about transferring departmental records to the Archives and Collections is available in our Archival Selection Guidelines.

Collections Development Policy
May 2022

Acquisitions Decision Guide
October 2022

Acquisitions: Transfer of Title Form
September 2022
Caring for our holdings
The Archives and Collections aim to document and preserve our holdings to recognised professional standards. Please see below for further information.
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