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We are graduate students at The Catholic University of America School of
Library and Information Science in an Art and Museum Librarianship course. We
are
conducting a survey to find out about libraries/archives in historic site
museums. If you are a librarian, archivist, or act as one or both, please take
the time to consider the following questions and respond to us, offlist. If a
question does not apply to you or your situation, please complete only those
relevant to you. Thank you in advance for your help.
Suni K. Johnson and Karen J. Klapperstuck
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1. What is your job title and where do you work?
2. What is your professional background? (Education, experience)
3. How many "hats" do you wear? (Are you
librarian/archivist/webmaster/curator, etc. all in one?)
4. Is your facility a library, an archive, or a combination of the two?
5. What kind of staff do you have? FT? PT? Volunteers?
6. What kind of holdings do you have? (rare books, historic documents,
reference collection)
7. What is the mission statement of the library/archives or the
museum/historic site, as a whole? (Brief overview is fine)
8. What is your acquisitions and donations policy?
9. What is your budget? Does this come from the museum or another source?
10. Do you have a disaster plan? If so, please describe.
11. What space concerns/issues do you face in your facility?
12. What kinds of services do you provide? (educational programs, research,
reference)
13. Who are your main patron groups?
14. What kind of interaction is there between the library/archives and the
historic site? (For example, is the library/archives staff involved in
mounting exhibits, organizing programs, writing exhibit labels, etc.)
15. Do you use an automated system for cataloging or as a public access
catalog? If yes, what system and what are the benefits and downfalls for your
particular collection? Is the catalog available online?
16. Does the library/archives have a website? If so, is it part of the
historic site's website? How much input do you have in the website? Is there a
direct link to you, through email, etc.?
17. If money were not a concern, and you could have any ONE thing for your
library/archives, what would it be? (More space, a particular item, a new
building, new computers, etc.) Use your imagination!
Thanks again!!!
Suni K. Johnson and Karen J. Klapperstuck
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