Reappraisal, Deaccessioning, and Accountability: When ‘Doing the Best We Can’ is not Good Enough
The subjects of reappraisal, deaccessioning, and accountability are rather consentaneous issues in the realm of archival study. Using the 2008 Paper Caper from Newfoundland as a case study, this article will discuss some of the issues surrounding reappraisal, deaccessioning, and accountability. The...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/80168 |
| Summary: | The subjects of reappraisal, deaccessioning, and accountability are rather consentaneous issues in the realm of archival study. Using the 2008 Paper Caper from Newfoundland as a case study, this article will discuss some of the issues surrounding reappraisal, deaccessioning, and accountability. The case study is used as a window into the way the above mentioned topics are considered within the archival community. Alternative methods of thought are offered in relation to these matters in an attempt to spur discussion as a means of dealing with reappraisal, deaccessioning, and accountability, with the goal of avoiding a reoccurrence of an incident like that of the Paper Caper. |
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