Reappraisal
- Creighton Barrett
Owned by Creighton Barrett
Definition
The process of identifying materials that no longer merit preservation and that are candidates for deaccessioning.
Introduction
Reappraisal is the process of evaluating portions of the Archives Permanent Collection to determine whether materials previously selected for preservation continue to have sufficient archival value to justify remaining in the Archives Permanent Collection. Reappraisal is similar to archival appraisal, but also takes into account factors including, but not limited to:
- Deterioration of the material since accessioning
- Damage of the material
- Usage of the material
- Significance of the material in relation to other similar acquisitions
- Revised estimates of storage and preservation costs
Reappraisal results in a new assessment of the archival value of the material. Material no longer deemed to have sufficient archival value to justify preservation as part of the Archives Permanent Collection is deaccessioned.