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Theories of Appraisal in Archives: From Hillary Jenkinson to Terry Cook's Times

Theories of Appraisal in Archives: From Hillary Jenkinson to Terry Cook's Times

Olefhile Mosweu, Lekoko Sylvester Kenosi
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522531371|ISBN10: 1522531378|EISBN13: 9781522531388
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3137-1.ch002
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Mosweu, Olefhile, and Lekoko Sylvester Kenosi. "Theories of Appraisal in Archives: From Hillary Jenkinson to Terry Cook's Times." Handbook of Research on Heritage Management and Preservation, edited by Patrick Ngulube, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 24-46. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3137-1.ch002

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Mosweu, O. & Kenosi, L. S. (2018). Theories of Appraisal in Archives: From Hillary Jenkinson to Terry Cook's Times. In P. Ngulube (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Heritage Management and Preservation (pp. 24-46). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3137-1.ch002

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Mosweu, Olefhile, and Lekoko Sylvester Kenosi. "Theories of Appraisal in Archives: From Hillary Jenkinson to Terry Cook's Times." In Handbook of Research on Heritage Management and Preservation, edited by Patrick Ngulube, 24-46. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3137-1.ch002

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Abstract

Appraisal is defined as a set of recordkeeping processes involved with determining how long to keep records and what ultimately will become the archival representation for the future. It has been described as the most intellectually demanding, controversial, and debated issue in archival science. This is because there are different opinions regarding how records appraisal should be undertaken and thus no two archivists will approach records appraisal in exactly the same way due to the absence of a perfect formula. The objective of this chapter is to discuss appraisal theories and their applicability in appraisal practice. The thesis of this chapter is that any of the four appraisal methodologies would be able to select the future archive, including a combination of the various appraisal methodologies as it allows one to tap from the strength of each.

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