An element for documenting decisions and actions related to assessing the archival value and disposition of the materials being described.
The appraisal note is 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.
This note should document decisions made during processing (eg, extensive weeding). It may record materials the archivist did not take during the initial appraisal (before accessioning). It is also used in web archiving description.
Examples
No information known about appraisal.
No information known about appraisal of materials donated prior to 2019.
Duplicate copies of publications were not retained.