Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal

Certificate Eligibility:

N/A

Credits:

5 ARC, 0.75 CEU

Length:

1 day

Format:

In-Person

Max Attendees:

Tier:

Foundational

ACE Category:

Selection, Appraisal, and Acquisition

Description:

If you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with fundamental appraisal theory and practice, this workshop is for you. Even if you’ve read Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts (AFS II), you'll want to interact with an instructor whose quarter-century of practical appraisal experience and 12 articles exploring various aspects of appraisal theory and practice make him uniquely qualified to give you a solid foundation of appraisal knowledge. You will explore the three levels of appraisal, appraising non-traditional media, and the process of acquisition for both collecting repositories and institutional archives. You'll also be part of a lively appraisal exercise.

Learning Outcomes:

Discuss the three levels of appraisal—institutional policy (both collecting policies and collection management policies), guidelines for subsets of creators/record groups/series, and individual collections

Examine the application of appraisal to non-traditional media, such as sound and moving image recordings and photographs

Investigate "actually getting the stuff you choose to save" or acquisition processes for collecting repositories and institutional archives

Explore perhaps the most difficult aspect of appraisal: saying "no" to a potential donor or institutional unit

Engage in a highly interactive appraisal exercise designed to illustrate many of the aspects of appraisal covered in the rest of the workshop

Who Should Attend:

Archivists who have little to no experience in appraisal or who want a refresher on the fundamentals

Instructor(s):

Virginia Hunt

Reviews:

"Good discussion of practical applications of theory"

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