[ArchivesSpCollig] The Power of Appraisal: Selecting Archives webinar-- Sign up now!!

[Hackbart-Dean, Pam]

Friday, January 31, 2025 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
The Power of Appraisal: Selecting Archives | CARLI<https://www.carli.illinois.edu/power-appraisal-selecting-archives-0>

Before donations arrive in your archives, the first step is looking over the item - do you think it fits 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

This will be recorded and added to our CARLI Archives and Special Collections Resource Page<https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/collections-management/archives-special-collections-resources>.



Pam Hackbart-Dean, CA
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Professor & Head
Interim Associate University Librarian

Special Collections & University Archives
University of Illinois Chicago

E: phdean at uic.edu<mailto:phdean at uic.edu>
P: (312) 996-0243
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801 S. Morgan St. | 3-330 LIB, MC 234 | Chicago, IL 60607

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