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Deaccessioning would ideally be a regular feature of collections management, a routine procedure that allows institutions to deal with out-of-scope materials that have been determined to be unworthy of continued retention through reappraisal.

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Deaccessioning would ideally be a regular feature of collections management, a routine procedure that allows institutions to deal with out-of-scope materials that have been determined to be unworthy of continued retention through reappraisal.