Department of Archieves – Moshi Co-operative University

Overview of the Department

This department is charged with the responsibility of identifying, collecting, acquiring, processing, preserving and providing access to cooperative archival materials for historic and academic purposes. It also is a preserver of rare and special collections as well as a contributor towards the achievement of the mission the university.

Specific Functions

To identify cooperative archival material and conserve them.
To create accessions record for acquired cooperative archival materials.
To inform users of the content of the cooperative archives.
Records intellectuals’ content and enhance accessibility of cooperative archival material physical description.
Guides descriptive repository and determine intellective arrangement and organization of cooperative archival materials
Controlling and promoting use of archival materials through preservation, access control, display management and security of archival materials
Conducting research on endangered archival materials
Maintain statistics of archival materials use preserve material in deferent format for example electronic forms etc.
Provide finding aid answering questions, policies procedures and information about the nature and existence of the cooperative archives documentation access and reference service
Exhibitions or display of subject or items in the archives and other academic events
Create annual budget to facilitate expenditure of funds and estimates of running MoCU Archival Department.
Digitizing of cooperative archival materials

Goodluck G. Mmary, PhD

Head of Department