With regard to the developing discussion on the influence of technology on
appraisal, are we not missing the point of what we do if we keep entire
systems rather than appraise (even if this is time- and resource-consuming),
i.e. select the records that properly reflect the functions and activities
of the creator (government, institution or person) whatever the format?
Maybe the question we need to consider, before we think about our technical
abilities, is how and why do we appraise? When we know what we need to keep,
we can work towards the infrastructure necessary to keep it.
Regards,
Kate Manning
Archives Department
University College Dublin
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