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Re: long-winded liability question



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I imagine the same as with anyone else who takes work home with them.  You go under the assumption that the confidentiality agreements that cover them at the office cover them at home.  If you trust them to keep things safe and not lose anything at the office, you should trust them at home.
 
Think of it as hard-copy telecommuting.  My nickel's worth, of course, but...

DS

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Daniel Sokolow, Archives Coordinator
David Taylor Archives
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
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Great Neck, NY 11021
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dianne Johnson [mailto:dyjohnso@WFUBMC.EDU]
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:49 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: long-winded liability question

Considering myself new to this profession, I have a question. We have a former archivist who is interested in processing collections to help bring down the huge back log we have at this academic medical institution. While we (me, the other archivist and library director) think this might be a good idea because she is trained and used to work here, we do have a question.
 
First, space is at a premium here and the archivist would like to take part of some collections home to process them since the space she does have is small and being shared with a librarian.
 
Second, the specific collection we have in mind for her to process was donated with no restrictions to the Archives and the creators' literary rights were transfered to the Archives with no restrictions. Both the creators, husband and wife team, have died.
What is the liability, if any, is there in her taking papers home to process them?
 
Thanks in advance,
Dianne