Pour le maintien de la mémoire sociétale : la pertinence de l’évaluation à l’ère du numérique
In the past, while archives belonged to an environment almost exclusively paper, the relevance of archival appraisal has often been questioned. The advent of digital technology has led to further criticism of the relevance of appraisal, as it also provided archivists with new arguments in its defense. This work is a response to the question "Why appraise when it is easier to keep everything?". It presents the arguments refuting and defending archival appraisal in general, and those refuting and defending appraisal’s relevance in the digital environment. Finally, it explains how archival appraisal in the digital age has become even more essential than it was in the analog environment. It also explains why the absence of the appraisal of archives may prove disastrous for long-term retention of social memory.
Digital archives Digital records Digital age Conservation Archival appraisal Societal memory Documentary heritage Digital heritage Relevance of archival appraisal Infobesity Right to be forgotten