Wartościowanie dokumentacji - pomiędzy potrzebami administracji a oczekiwaniami nauki
Evaluating documentation - between the needs of administration and the expectations of science

Summary/Abstract: Evaluating documentation is crucial for the process of creating sources for scientific studies. The paper discusses the clash between the needs of administration and the expectations of researchers regarding the assessment of documents’ archival value conducted by state archives. It demonstrates two approaches towards evaluating documentation resulting from its usefulness for scientific or practical applications, as well as difficulties concerning the selection of archival materials. It also proposes a role for archive supervisors in the evaluation process, which should balance the needs of science and those of administration.

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