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What follows are suggestions for approaching appraisal and processing of electronic files removed from carriers.
Appraisal | Processing decisions (mainly about arrangement) | Access issues | Models to follow | Examples | Description in finding aid
APPRAISE:Anchor appraise appraise
Before viewing the files, you should have already thought through the set of questions the digital archivists have posed.
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Familiarize yourself with some different models of treatment and description that might assist you in figuring out what to keep and how to arrange files.
PROCESS (particularly if/how to arrange):Anchor process process
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"In The March for Women’s Lives material, there were not many files to look at, and since I had processed the collection not that long ago, I looked at the files in Quickview, with the FA open in front of me. Using my folder titles and scope notes, I knew that the electronic material was duplicated in the collection, and since the electronic material was blank forms, telephone scripts, and things of that nature, I made the decision that we did not need to keep these materials in electronic form."
ACCESS considerations. Can these files be linked through the finding aid? (Are there restrictions, has the donor agreed that material can be made available online? Are restrictions different for different types of files?)Anchor access access
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