Before donations arrive in your archives, the first step is appraising the item - does it fit your organization's mission? Can the item(s) be stored appropriately and cared for?  What if this did not happen before you accepted the collection, and it’s on the shelves—it happens to everyone.  Appraisal often refers to the time spent assessing existing records for their potential to be retained as part of the historical record in your archives. Sometimes, this is done as part of surveying one’s holdings or even when processing a collection.  

This 2-hour webinar will discuss the different values assigned to archives to help you better understand the appraisal principles and introduce techniques to identify records necessary for adequate documentation. A case study will be presented on a recent appraisal project, followed by a discussion and questions.

Our panel will discuss the following topics:

• Overview of appraisal, including appraisal considerations (basic concepts)
• What can you get rid of, and how
• Case study on an appraisal project with discussion
• Share tools, resources, documentation

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This event is brought to you by the Professional Development Alliance - a group of library consortia committed to sharing learning opportunities across member libraries. This event is specifically hosted by CARLI.