At the same time, it has a certain obligation to guard against invasion of privacy and to protect the confidentiality in its records in accordance with law. Therefore, every private donor has the right to impose reasonable restrictions upon his or her papers to protect confidentiality for a reasonable period of time. Restrictions on access are for a fixed term and are determined at the time of donation. The Archives does not accept agreements that restrict access to material for the lifetime of any person or persons or agreements that are difficult or impossible to administer. It encourages minimal access restrictions consistent with the legal rights of all concerned.
Teaching includes the faculty, and the methods used by that faculty to transmit knowledge.
Included in this function are recruiting activities, the selection and admission of students, financial aid and other methods of funding a student's education, academic and career advising and counseling, and finally, the graduation process itself. This function includes governance, administration, personnel, funding, and the establishment and maintenance of the physical plant. These include among many activities continuing education programs, service to community schools and organizations, sponsorship of academic and social programs, and making the institution's physical facilities such as the library or gymnasium available to the community. An analysis of the functions performed by Rutgers University focuses our attention on purpose rather than structure. We examine the objectives of the institution rather than solely on organizational structure and the records themselves.