Acquisition Policies and Documentation

Documentation Basics: A Guide to Planning and Managing Documentation Projects by John W. Suter (Publication no. 79, New York State Archives, 2003)

A Guide to Deeds of Gift

Donor Relations in the Twenty-First Century

Sample: City of Vancouver Archives Acquisition Policy

Sample: SFU Archives Acquisition Mandate

Sample: UVic Archives Collections Policy

Appraisal

Seizing the Light: The Appraisal of Photographs

Appraisal of Local Government Records for Historical Value

An Accountability Framework for Archival Appraisal

What Do Archivists Keep or Not? (Blog post, April 2018) Peel Art Gallery Museum & Archives (PAMA)

Monetary Appraisal

National Archival Appraisal Board

NAAB-MAER report: Dollars for Digital: Evaluating Strategies for the Monetary Appraisal of Digital Content in Archival Donations (Jan 2022)

• Please contact the AABC EAS Coordinator for a list of current Appraisers in British Columbia.

Accessioning

Canadian Archival Accession Information Standard (CAAIS) (2019)

SAA: Archival Accessioning Best Practices (2024)

Accession Forms: Representative Samples

Publications

• Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts (Archival Fundamentals Series II) by Frank Boles. (Society of American Archivists, 2005)

• Preparing For Monetary Appraisals: A Guide For Canadian Archival Institutions (Occasional Papers Series) by Brock Silversides. (Association of Canadian Archivists, 2004)

• Appraising Moving Images: Assessing the Archival and Monetary Value of Film and Video Records by Sam Kula. (Scarecrow Press Inc., 2002)

• The Monetary Appraisal of Archival Documents in Canada (Occasional Papers Series) by S. D. Hanson. (Association of Canadian Archivists, 1992)