Dear colleagues
I would like to say a big thank you to those who have responsed to my survey. I would also like to remind you all that there is still time to respond if you have not done so yet. For those of you who may have missed seeing it first time around, just a reminder of why I am posting this questionnaire:
I am studying for a MSc Econ in Archive Administration at Aberystwyth University and am curerntly undertaking research for my dissertation who focuses on security, particularly concerning thefts and related issues, in repositories holding archival material. It will look at security measures implemented, or planned, to counter-act such threats.
I would be very grateful if you could take the time to answer the following questions and reply to me directly at [log in to unmask] by Friday 13 August 2010 (please note the change of date).
All replies will be treated in confidence and anonymised.
Please answer the following questions and provide details where applicable.
1. Please state your type of repository – national, local, specialist, other – please give brief details
2. What kind of security measures does your repository have in place to guard against theft, defacement and/or insertion of false records?
Please give brief details
3. These measures are adequate.
Please indicate whether you
Strongly agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree
Any comments?
4. Do you feel the security measures in your repository could be improved?
Yes/No (please delete as appropriate)
If yes, please explain how.
5. If a breach in security were to occur in your repository, please indicate how confident would you be of knowing how to deal with the consequences of it.
Very confident Confident Neither Not confident No confidence
Any comments?
6. Has your repository experienced any incidents of theft, defacement and/or insertion of false records in the last 15 years?
Yes/No (please delete as appropriate)
If yes, please indicate how many incidents have been experienced.
7. Please give brief details of the nature of your experience/s and whether it/they resulted in publicly reported court proceedings, including the following details:
- when did the incident take place?
- what was the nature of the incident?
- did it lead to a court case?
- if yes, what was the result of the court case?
8. Did your security measures change in response to such incidents?
Yes/No (please delete as appropriate)
If yes, please state how
9. Are you aware of any incidents of theft, defacement, insertion of records that have happened elsewhere?
Yes/No (please delete as appropriate)
If yes, please give brief details
10. There is adequate guidance, advice and support available on dealing with issues such as theft, defacement and/or insertion of false records.
Please indicate whether you
Strongly agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree
Any comments?
11. The security of archival material and security breaches are topics that could potentially be more openly discussed.
Please indicate whether you
Strongly agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree
If you agree / strongly agree, please give examples of how this could be done
12. Do you have any other comments about this subject?
I would be very grateful if you could take the time to answer these questions and return to them to me by Friday 13 August 2010. If you have any queries about this study, please contact me by email at [log in to unmask]
Thank you very much for your help in this study!
Elizabeth Culver
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