Objectives

1. To review the history and concepts of archival appraisal as a practice of cultural construction.
2. To familiarize students with current appraisal practice in an institutional setting, including economic, political, theoretical, and professional issues.
3. To prepare students to review existing appraisal policies and past appraisal decisions and to prepare appropriate documentation plans for a given archival environment.
4. To give students experience of the negotiation with archival constituencies (including archival staffs) necessary for dealing effectively with the underlying value issues of appraisal.