Due Date: 7/15, 11:59pm
Total points: 5
Please submit an appraisal report for SCA’s Alice Sardell Papers in the manner detailed in class. Below are the mandatory sections required in your appraisal report:
- Background: Who is Alice Sardell? What did she work on? With whom did she work?
- Methodology: How did we examine the materials? Did we talk with the donor (hint: in this case, no!)
- Evaluation: Content
- What format (tapes, papers, etc.?)
- What kind of information was saved in the format
- How the information was originally created/saved
- How complete / intact is the information?
- Evaluation: Structure
- How were these records organized? When, and by whom? Was it changed?
- What are the technical characteristics of the recordkeeping system for the records?
- What are the technical characteristics of the records?
- What is the volume of records? IE: how big is the collection?
- How did primary users (think: Sardell) access & utilize these records?
- Evaluation: Context
- How do the records relate to each other?
- How do the records relate to other records?
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- Records created by the same entities
- Similar records in this or other repositories
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- Are there any relevant laws, regulations, or policies regarding these records (at the time of use, presently, in the future)?
- Who has impacted or been impacted by these records in their lifespan?
- Evaluation: Use
- How will future (secondary) users use the records?
- How has this repository’s users used similar records?
- How did primary users use records?
- Recommendation:
- Are these materials archival?
- Should SCA accession the materials?
- Reflection (200-500 words)
See here for a template which you can choose to work from. Reference the inventory of the Sardell papers as needed.
