Here, value refers not tothe monetary value of records, but their value in attestingto the events from which they emerged, their value inrepresenting some important aspect of the past, and, in somestrands of archival thinking, their value for present andfuture users.
I thought this was a poignant reminder that archive means the past does not end, but provides an understanding of what to do, and what not to do, based on what was already done. It’s also a reminder that archivists are not burdened with the responsibility of their biased opinions as the determining factor of a collection, rather a skill set in valuing what’s best for the repository.