Access to Collections
Materials curated in the Laboratory of Archaeology facilities at MOA are subject to standard museum security measures. LOA will endeavor at all times to ensure that the materials under study in its facilities are accorded dignity and respect.
Researchers requesting access for the purpose of detailed analysis of particular collections are required to notify in writing the relevant First Nations group(s); any restrictions placed on the research by First Nations group(s) will be complied with.
Access to human skeletal remains or the study and interpretation of these remains and associated material is restricted by the LOA. LOA's care of these remains is guided by the repatriation recommendations in the Task Force Report on Museums and First Peoples (1992; Sect. VI, 3, pp.8-9).
Levels of Access
UBC archaeology faculty and staff (LOA Committee): Unrestricted access to the collections of archaeological materials and their documentation.
First Nations Researchers: Supervised access to the collections and documentation is permitted to visiting researchers (Policies and Procedures section 11.1) upon written application to the LOA Committee Chairperson.
Visiting Researchers: Supervised access to the artifact collections and documentation may be permitted to visiting researchers (Policies and Procedures section 11.1) upon written application to the LOA Committee Chairperson.
UBC Students: Students registered in senior undergraduate or graduate courses whose research will be closely monitored by a qualified instructor may be granted access to the artifact and documentation collections upon written application by the instructor to the LOA Committee Chairperson.
Members of the General Public: Members of the public and casual visitors are not allowed access to the collections or documentation.