A recent Stanford study found that many college history majors struggle to assess evidence about past events. I looked at that in a new blog post about appraisal, in the context of analyzing records for research value in the context of their creation. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__archivalexplorations.wordpress.com_2018_04_13_appraisal_&d=DwIBaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=wFvrOB0Y17y-P5j4sRwQisG-gFYjjHUJAK4lWBVaaeI&s=llv9J2U2h2Q23iA3I3MvfYUUqzETT67MHy3rFfbNCMk&e= or short link https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bit.ly_2qAb6zL&d=DwIBaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=wFvrOB0Y17y-P5j4sRwQisG-gFYjjHUJAK4lWBVaaeI&s=a4mUL5ijRkpEbva6ygNGM-1tVV4HmjZp9G7GZlnvkIk&e= These are complicated issues, especially since the classroom is just one source of information and knowledge about past events. There are many other elements that affect assessment of written and oral evidence. And even reputable academic historians sometimes disagree about interpretations, although they share common research methodologies. Because records play an important role in assessing what happened, how, and why, the work you do as RMs is an important part of historical and civic literacy. RIM Month a good time to say thank you for your efforts; as my post shows, your appraisal work is directly linked to historical appraisal efforts. I was reminded of that last week, when I helped staff the District of Columbia National History Day competition, held April 11-12, 2018 at the National Archives. Maarja [log in to unmask] Washington, DC @ArchivesMaarja Blog: Archival Explorations https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__archivalexplorations.wordpress.com_&d=DwIBaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=wFvrOB0Y17y-P5j4sRwQisG-gFYjjHUJAK4lWBVaaeI&s=zG8UikaZUh4EPpr32F1qmCouo7YdNiQuMcylzjoM-yc&e= List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
