Kassationsbara

Kassationsbara is a Swedish adjectival term meaning "eligible for kassation" or "suitable for disposal." It is most commonly used in archival, library and records management contexts to indicate documents, media or objects that may be legally and administratively removed from a collection after assessment, retention period expiry or when they no longer hold evidential, administrative or historical value.

In archival practice, kassationsbara items are identified through appraisal and retention schedules that set criteria such as redundancy, lack of informational value, poor physical condition, or successful digitization. Institutions use formal procedures—often requiring documentation, approval and sometimes public notice—to ensure accountability and to prevent loss of culturally or legally significant material. The concept helps manage space, conserve resources and focus preservation efforts on unique or high-value holdings.

Kassationsbara is also encountered in corporate records management and information governance, where records disposition policies define when files may be destroyed to meet compliance, privacy and efficiency goals. In some legal contexts the root word kassation can refer to annulment or cassation of judicial decisions; however kassationsbara in practice usually relates to disposability rather than judicial review.

Applicable laws, professional standards and institutional policies govern what may be kassationsbara; exceptions often protect personal data, historically valuable items or documents with ongoing legal relevance. The term thus sits at the intersection of appraisal theory, legal requirements and practical collection management.