The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) is a digital

archive An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or ...

of internal tobacco, drug, food, chemical and fossil fuel corporate documents, acquired largely through litigation, which illustrate industry efforts to influence policies and regulations meant to protect

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

. Created and maintained by the

UCSF Library The UCSF Library is the library of the University of California, San Francisco. It is one of the world's foremost libraries in the health sciences. Facilities The main branch (Kalmanovitz Library) is located at the Parnassus campus, with secondar ...

, the mission of the UCSF Industry Documents Library is to "identify, collect, curate, preserve, and make freely accessible internal documents created by industries and their partners which have an impact on public health, for the benefit and use of researchers, clinicians, educators, students, policymakers, media, and the general public at UCSF and internationally".

Collections

The IDL includes the following archives: * the

Truth Tobacco Industry Documents The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Truth Tobacco Industry Documents (formerly known as Legacy Tobacco Documents Library) is a digital archive of tobacco industry documents, funded by Truth Initiative and created and maintained by ...

* the Drug Industry Documents Archive * the Food Industry Documents Archive * the Chemical Industry Documents Archive *the Fossil Fuel Industry Document Archive

References

External links

Official site
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