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As I did schoolwork today, I thought about one of the single most valuable pieces of advice I've ever received about reading and writing just about anything. Consider who the target audience is. Thinking about the five different archives' collection policies I just read and doing the good old compare and contrast, thinking of who they were written for and thus why they address what they address gave me a ton of insight into those policies and what they say about the institution.

That analytical lens has been in my toolbox since before I knew what an analytic lens was, let alone had enough of them to need a toolbox! I think it might have been my mother. She told me a great many incredibly useful things when I was growing up. If it was her, she deserves major credit!