TRANSCENDENT CONCEPTS - POWER, APPRAISAL, AND THE ARCHIVIST AS SOCIALOUTCAST

Authors
SCHAEFFER RC
Citation
Rc. Schaeffer, TRANSCENDENT CONCEPTS - POWER, APPRAISAL, AND THE ARCHIVIST AS SOCIALOUTCAST, The American archivist, 55(4), 1992, pp. 608-619
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science",History,History
Journal title
The American archivist → ACNP
ISSN journal
03609081
Volume
55
Issue
4
Year of publication
1992
Pages
608 - 619
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-9081(1992)55:4<608:TC-PAA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The appropriate application of personal, professional, and societal va lues in archival appraisal has been the subject of analysis and specul ation since the origin of programs of acquisition. The author provides a historical overview of the issue, discusses the principle of accoun tability in appraisal, and explores the notion of a distinct set of va lues that are the product of the unique knowledge and experience of th e archival practitioner.