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2003 November Report of the Auditor General of Canada

November 2003 Report—Chapter 6

Exhibit 6.6—Strengths and deficiencies of identification and selection mechanisms for federal tangible cultural heritage

Built heritage

Archival heritage

Published heritage

Movable heritage

Strengths

Strategic plans

Recognized criteria

Rigorous evaluation of the nature of departmental records

Recognized criteria

Legal deposit

Recognized criteria

 

Deficiencies

 

Limited coverage of records dispositions authorities

Weak monitoring of the application of authorities

Weak acquisition and processing capacity of archives from the private sector.

 

No central evaluation mechanism of the heritage value of collections