 | The archival appraisal of records containing personal information: A RAMP study with guidelines |
 |  | Preface |
| | Foreword |
|  | 1. Introduction |
| | The value of personal information records |
| | Problems with personal information records |
| | Appraisal: no easy answers |
| | Purpose of this study |
| | Limitations of this study |
| | Notes |
| | 2. Records containing personal information: definitions, characteristics, and special categories |
| | Introduction |
| | Archival terminology used in this study |
| | Personal information defined |
| | Characteristics of personal information records |
| | Special category: essential personal information records that must be preserved permanently |
| | Special category: the appraisal of personnel records of government employees |
| | Special category: the "'politics of appraisal," genealogy, and informational value |
| | Notes |
| | 3. A theoretical model |
| | Introduction |
| | The failure of "traditional" archival appraisal |
| | Appraisal: from the physical to the conceptual |
| | Towards a model: appraisal and societal dynamics |
| | An appraisal model for the citizen-state interaction |
| | Conclusion |
| | Notes |
| | 4. Appraisal methodologies, criteria, and options |
| | Introduction |
| | The comprehensive appraisal method |
| | Appraising case files: general working rules |
| | Appraising case files: specific criteria |
| | Appraising case files: practical and preservation issues |
| | Appraisal Options |
| | Sampling: a summary profile |
| | Conclusion |
| | Notes |
| | 5. Guidelines |
| | Appendix: Appraisal considerations, FBI project |
| | Select bibliography |
The archival appraisal of records containing personal information: A RAMP study with guidelines
prepared by Terry Cook
Original: English
PGI-91/WS/3
Paris, April 1991
General Information Programme and UNISIST
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
This document is the photographic reproduction of the author's text
Recommended catalogue entry:
Cook, Terry
The archival appraisal of records containing personal information: A RAMP study with guidelines / prepared by Terry Cook [for the] General Information Programme and UNISIST. - Paris, UNESCO, 1991. 99 p., 30 cm. - (PGI-91/WS/3)
I - Title
II - UNESCO. General Information Programme and UNISIST
III - Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP)
© UNESCO, 1991
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