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Assessment of Significance or Value
Assessment of Significance or Value
Value assessment will depend upon a variety of factors. Each
institution will need to assess the 'value' or significance of the acetate
materials in their collections according to their own criteria. Assessment of
significance will assist institutions in prioritising material for preservation
action.
Intrinsic and Informational value
Value can be either:
- informational, where the subject matter is more important
than the object, or
- intrinsic, where it is the item itself that is
important.
(Puglia, 1995)
For example, material with intrinsic value may include films
such as those which have:
- been developed by the photographer / artist
- been developed in a unique or special manner
- some other particular significance or quality in their
original form.
If an acetate film is regarded as being of informational
value only, the institution owning the item may choose not to retain the
original item following copying. However, stringent quality control programs
must be put in place to ensure that copies conform to preservation standards.
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