vation of authentic
records. [Archives] 
n., The process of evaluating documents for the purpose of continuing preservation. [Archives] 
n., Printed or written statements of evaluation or estimate of the market or other value, cost, utility or other attribute of land,
buildings, works of art, or other objects of property, by qualified persons. [Arts] 
n., The monetary valuation of a gift, usually determined at the request of a library, museum, or archives by a professional
appraiser familiar with the market