An element for documenting decisions and actions related to assessing the archival value and disposition of the materials being described.
A statement of the rationale for decisions related to appraisal and disposition of the materials being described. Such decisions may be based upon the records’ current administrative, legal, and fiscal use; their evidential, intrinsic, and informational value; their arrangement and condition; and their relationship to other records. May include information about destruction actions, sampling, and disposition schedules.
MIT Practice
Recording materials the archivist did not take during the initial appraisal (before accessioning). Documenting decisions made during processing - extensive weeding for example. Also used in web archiving description.
Examples
For older collections: No information known about appraisal.
For older collection with new accession: No information known about appraisal of materials donated prior to 2019.