Cook, Michael Cook, Michael.
Arrangement is essential to the eventual exploitation of the collection in reference and research.
It explains and authenticates the significance of the information in the collection. This is referred to as the moral defense of archives . The aim is to organize quantities into manageable divisions and subdivisions, but also to demonstrate the meaning, authority, and significance of the information content. The purpose of moral defense is to establish the evidential significance of the archives. Placing the collection in an order which reflects the original system provides meaning and authenticity this is the main point of moral defense of archives.