Fundamentals of Acquisition and Appraisal #0123
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Mon, Mar 15, 2010
The Friend Center
Princeton, NJ
Early-Bird Registration Deadline:
February 23, 2010
Co-Sponsor:
Princeton University
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Lodging & Travel Information
Hotels near Princeton University
near US Route 1
Princeton, NJ
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Workshop Fees
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Fees: Early-Bird
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Full Registration #0123 |
SAA Member $185 / $235
SAA Student Members Promotion: $92.50 / 117.50
Employees of Member Institutions $210 / $260
Nonmember $235 / $285
Nonmember Students Promotion: $117.50 / $142.50 (Please submit proof of enrollment to servicecenter@archivists.org of via fax to 312-606-0728) |
Workshop Description
If you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with fundamental appraisal theory and practice, this workshop is for you! Even if you’ve read Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts (AFS II), you’ll want to interact with an instructor whose quarter-century of practical appraisal experience and 12 articles exploring various aspects of appraisal theory and practice, make him uniquely qualified to give you a solid foundation of appraisal knowledge. You’ll explore the three levels of appraisal, appraising non-traditional media, and the process of acquisition for both collecting repositories and institutional archives. And, you’ll be part of a lively appraisal exercise.
In this seminar, you’ll:
- Discuss the three levels of appraisal—institutional policy (both collecting policies and collection management policies), guidelines for subsets of creators/record groups/series, individual collections;
- Examine the application of appraisal to non-traditional media—e.g., sound and moving image recordings, photographs;
- Investigate “Actually getting the stuff you choose to save,” or acquisition processes for collecting repositories and institutional archives;
- Explore perhaps the most difficult aspect of appraisal, saying “no” to a potential donor or institutional unit; and
- Engage in a highly interactive appraisal exercise designed to illustrate many of the aspects of appraisal covered in the rest of the workshop.
Who should attend? Archivists who have little to no experience in appraisal, or who want a refresher on the fundamentals.
Attendance is limited to 25.
Workshop Agenda
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