Brief annotations provide further information on the contents of each.
American Library Association, 1993. Ham, Gerald F. Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts. Society of American Archivists, 1993. This manual, one of the seven titles in SAA's Archival Fundamentals Series, discusses the theoretical principles that underlie the concept of appraisal, the functions and activities necessary to do comprehensive accessioning and appraisal, and the techniques that represent the best of current practice for establishing physical, legal, and intellectual control over those records chosen for accessioning. In Keeping Archives, 2nd ed., Judith Ellis, editor, p. 157-206.