From the Top Down: The Practice of Macro-Appraisal

Auteurs-es

  • Catherine A. Bailey

Résumé

This article examines the application of the macro-appraisal model, which has been practised at the National Archives of Canada since 1991. After a conceptual review of the theory behind documentation strategy and the macro-appraisal model, the article outlines the National Archives' "planned approach" to the macro-appraisal of records of the Canadian federal government. Through a detailed analysis of four appraisals in the field of health and social welfare, a number of strengths and weaknesses of the macro-appraisal model are discussed.

RÉSUMÉ

Cet article traite du modèle de tri à grande échelle utilisé aux Archives nationales du Canada depuis 1991. Après un examen des concepts de la théorie supportant la stratégie documentaire et le modèle de tri archivistique à grande échelle, l'article présente l'approche planifiée des Archives nationales pour trier à grande échelle les archives du Gouvernement du Canada. Les forces et faiblesses du modèle sont discutées à l'aide d'une analyse détaillée de quatre projets de tri à grande échelle réalisées dans le domaine de la santé et des services sociaux.

Biographie de l'auteur-e

Catherine A. Bailey

Catherine Bailey is the archivist responsible for health and welfare records in the Government Archives Division of the National Archives of Canada, a position she has held since August 1988. She holds an Honours B.A. in Canadian History (1986) and a Master of Archival Studies degree (1988) from the University of British Columbia. A founding member of the Association of Canadian Archivists' Special Interest Section on Electronic Records (SISER), she presently serves as its Secretary-Treasurer. She is Co-Editor of the ACA's Web Site, a member of the Advisory Board for the Archives Technician Programme of Algonquin College, and a member of the Canadian Council on Archives' Standards Committee.

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Publié-e

1997-02-12

Comment citer

Bailey, Catherine A. 1997. « From the Top Down: The Practice of Macro-Appraisal ». Archivaria 43 (février):89-128. https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/12177.

Numéro

Archivaria 43 (Spring 1997)

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Articles

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