Introduction

• Archivists typically conduct archival appraisals and select material to be added to the Archives Permanent Collection.
• Appraisal activities are typically documented in an archival appraisal report added to the case file for the appropriate fonds or collection.
• Appraisal activities are also documented in the relevant archival accession records.
• If archival appraisal activities result in deaccessioning or transferring material to another institution, these activities must also be documented.

Note: Staff that have not received training in archival appraisal cannot conduct archival appraisals. 

Documentation

• Guiding principles for archival appraisal
• Introduction to archival appraisal
• Introduction to macro-appraisal and functional analysis
• List of questions to ask during archival appraisal
• Checklist for archival appraisals
• Archival appraisal considerations for genre / form
  • Archival appraisal of research data
  • Archival appraisal of sound recordings and moving images
  • Archival appraisal of digital objects
• Secure data destruction