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102<br />

<strong>TRAINEE</strong>S Chapter 5 • GLP Training Manual<br />

ARCHIVES<br />

The archives should not be considered as simply a place for the collection and storage<br />

of “dead” materials but also as a source of information, an organizational tool, a functional<br />

entity for document distribution and compilation of summary documents, and<br />

a resource for reconstructing work if necessary.<br />

Function<br />

The archives (and archivist) provide:<br />

– A centralized, secure repository for the storage and retrieval of original scientific<br />

data, master documents and reports.<br />

– A means of controlling and documenting the distribution and modifications of<br />

archived material.<br />

– A point of control of format and completeness.<br />

– An efficient organizational tool for preparing project summary documentation<br />

(drug master file – DMF, investigational new drug – IND, new drug application –<br />

NDA, investigator brochures, etc.) made possible by a formal filing system and<br />

cross-indexation.<br />

– A unique repository for all project related work facilitating the quick and complete<br />

retrieval needed for historical reconstruction.<br />

– A defined responsibility for updating official documents in circulation (specifications,<br />

master records, protocols, SOP’s, etc.).<br />

“What” is Archived?<br />

– Study data.<br />

– Systems data.<br />

– QA files.<br />

For most studies, the core “study file” is described in the protocol. It is important<br />

that study files be pre-collated before submission in envelopes, boxes or in loose leaf<br />

or bound form. Specimens and samples are inventoried, labelled and packaged according<br />

to standard operating procedures.<br />

System generated raw data (e.g. personnel files, animal transport and arrival, HVAC<br />

maintenance) and associated quality assurance materials are submitted periodically<br />

and filed separately from the study file. Notebooks usually have mandatory tables of<br />

contents that are used for cross-indexation.

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