Boles and Young appraisal plan (from figures 1-4, “Exploring the Black Box”):
Appraisal
Value of information
Circumstances of creation
Position in organization
Unit activities
Record function
Analysis of content
Practical limitations
Legibility
Understandability
Duplication
Physical
Intellectual
Topical analysis
Time span
Creator’s relation to topic
Level of detail
Character of information
Quality of information
Use of the records
User interest
Clientele
Research trends/methods
Access restrictions
Source
Repository
Costs of retention
Storage
Amount
Type
Processing
Level of expertise
Cost of supplies
Quantity of work
Conservation
Level of expertise
Cost of supplies
Quantity of work
Reference
Level of expertise
Quantity of work
Implications of the Appraisal Recommendations
Political considerations
Procedural precedents
Value of information
Circumstances of creation
Analysis of content
Use of the records
Costs of retention
Storage
Processing
Conservation
Reference