%0 Journal Article %T Realities and Challenges of Record Appraisal, Retention and Preservation Strategies in Public Archival Agencies %A A A maidabino %A Mal. Musa Abdu Auyo %J Trends in Information Management %D 2010 %I University of Kashmir %X The paper examines the policy formulation, implementation, appraisal and retention of archives as basic strategies for the management of information resources in public archival agencies. It also investigates the techniques employed for the preservation and conservation of archival records and the impending challenges in the management of public archival agencies. %U http://ojs.uok.edu.in/ojs/index.php/crdr/article/view/1