Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of minutes, correspondence, and agendas. There are no complete meeting minutes; the bulk of the materials are projects submitted to the review board for ethics review.
Dates
- Creation: 2014
Reproductions Restrictions
Photocopies or scans may be made for research purposes.
Publication Rights
No permission is required for reproductions of materials in the public domain or uses that fall within fair use exemptions to copyright as defined under U.S. Copyright Law.
Barnard College retains copyright of materials created as part of its business operations. To request permission to reproduce these types of materials, please contact us at archives@barnard.edu.
This collection may also contain materials created by others, for which copyright is not held by the College. In order to reproduce these materials, permission from the Archives is not required, but it is researchers' responsibility to determine and obtain any necessary permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or other rights.
Please see our Reproductions, Copyright, and Citing Archives page for more information and contact us at archives@barnard.edu with any questions.
Historical Summary
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for reviewing all research proposals involving human subjects conducted by Barnard College faculty, staff, and students, ensuring ethical and regulatory compliance. Materials are from 2014.
Extent
.001 Gigabytes (8 files)
.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language
English
Overview
This collection consists of materials from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Barnard College.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged at the file level. Additionally, the archivist completed high-level physical rearrangement to allow the digital materials to be easily integrated into a single system of arrangement. The archivist placed the digital documents, at the highest directory level, into a new folder with a new file name.
Physical Location
This collection is located in the Barnard Archives and Special Collections, Barnard Library. To use this collection, please contact the Barnard Archives and Special Collections at 212.854.4079 or archives@barnard.edu.
Acquisition Information
The materials were transferred from the Provost Office in 2024.
Accruals
Additions are expected.
Processing History
In July 2025, a student associate, Bailey Anderson, wrote the historical summary. In September 2025, Olivia Newsome processed this collection.
- Title
- A Guide to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Olivia Newsome
- Date
- June and September 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository