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The mission of UCD Archives is to achieve the highest standards in the performance of its core functions: To identify and preserve collections of archives, papers and manuscripts of national significance, safeguarding the interests of depositors and supporting the teaching and research needs of the university and the wider community, and to identify and preserve those records of the university which are evidence of university functions and which have enduring significance, to support administration and research.