This survey is predominately aimed at professionals who have been involved in a preservation assessment within an archive, comments from professionals in archives with little or no preservation assessment experience is still valuable. It would be beneficial to my research to gather as much data as possible from a range of archive types.
I am a student on the MA Archives Administration course at Aberystwyth University. As part of the MA, I am writing a dissertation on the kinds of assessments different types of archives (business, Local Authority, Government, museum/gallery, private, charity, community etc) use in order to set priorities for preventive conservation of physical materials. For the purposes of this research, ‘preventive conservation’ will be defined as any measure that minimises or prevents the deterioration or loss of collections for future use. The measures are non-treatment based, applying to collections as opposed to individual items.
As the basis of this research, I am conducting a survey, which aims to collect information regarding the assessment processes used by archives (ideally in the UK) to determine preventive conservation priorities as well as opinions pertaining to the suitability, strengths and weaknesses of these assessments. In addition, I am interested in establishing the level of preservation knowledge within the different archives.
The survey is a crucial part of my baseline research. It is relatively quick and easy to complete and involves 18 questions, which are a mixture of multiple choice and open-ended questions. It should take approximately 15-20 minutes to do. It can be found by following this link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OB16DB/
Please distribute this email to any colleagues who you feel may be interested in participating in this survey. All responses will remain anonymous.
The closing date for responses is the Tuesday 4th August. Your support is greatly appreciated.
If you have any questions regarding my research or would like to contribute further information, please contact me at [log in to unmask]
Your time is precious, but so is your expertise.
I thank you in advance for sharing both with me.
Best wishes,
Julie
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