Survey on digital collections

The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is conducting a
research project supported by IMLS to assess the preservation needs
of digital collections in museums, libraries and archives across the
nation.

NEDCC needs your participation in a survey to gather data on the
current status of digital collections. The data will be used to
develop tools that can assist organizations in planning for the
preservation of digital resources, with the ultimate outcome of
helping organizations provide long-term access to growing digital
resources.

The survey can be completed at
<URL:http://www.tdcorp.org/surveys/NEDCC> and will take about 30
minutes. Please note: one person in your organization may not be
able to answer all of the questions.  Therefore, it may be necessary
to first look at all the questions and gather input from other
departments before completing the survey online.  (A paper version
is attached below for your reference OR access and print the survey
from the website link noted above.)

If you cannot complete all questions, please do the best you can as
any answers you provide will still be helpful to us.

We understand that this is a significant investment of your time and
appreciate your participation in helping address the needs of
digital collections preservation.

Data and a report from this survey will be made available on NEDCC's
website with links to partner sites when ready. Thank you in advance
for your help.

NEDCC Digital Collections Survey

The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is currently
working with its partners to develop a methodology for assessing the
preservation needs of digital collections in museums, archives, and
libraries as an increasing number of organizations seek to digitize
their collections and make them available through a digital network.

As part of this work, NEDCC has created the following survey to
determine the status of digital collections at other organizations.
The results of this survey will be made available on the NEDCC
website and shared with a project advisory committee, made up of
12-15 nationally recognized experts representing museum
decision-makers.  This information will then be used to create and
disseminate practical assessment tools and guidelines to assist
organizations in planning for the maintenance and preservation of
existing digital resources.

Please complete all questions as they fit with practices at your
organization by Monday, May 9th, 2005.   This survey will take about
30 minutes to complete.  While we understand that this is a
significant investment of your time, your participation is critical
in helping address the needs of digital collections preservation.

We understand that one person in your organization may not be able
to answer all of the questions.  Therefore, it may be necessary to
gather input from other departments before completing the survey.
One suggestion is to print out the survey, gather the needed
information, and then fill out the survey online.  Even if you
cannot complete all questions, please do the best you can as any
answers you provide will still be helpful.

If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to
contact

    Rebecca Hatcher, NEDCC
    978-470-1010
    rhatcher<-a t->nedcc< . >org

You may also contact

    Shannon O'Brien
    617-728-9151
    sobrien<-a t->tdcorp< . >org


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