Re: Forms/questionaires/surveys

["Richard Peek" <rpeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter, 
In 1995 I chaired a NYS Big 11 task force charged with developing a preservation needs assessment survey for NY libraries and archives. I compiled the results and created a database; the collected data has since been used to drive several grant supported projects. When you say you have survey forms from South Central and Cornell, are you referring to the Big 11 survey? If not, you would find it useful  - as well as the database information for the South Central libraries. Just let me know if I can be of assistance. 

Cheers, 




Richard Peek
Head, Preservation Department
University of Rochester Libraries
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
(716) 275-9285

>>> n c schrock <nschrock@xxxxxxx> 12/01/99 07:56PM >>>
I would recommend that you contact Gregor Trinkaus-Randall at the Mass
Board of Library Commissioners, <gregor.trinkaus-randall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Gregor surveyed libraries in Massachusetts several years ago and created a
database that has become the basis of statewide preservation planning.

You may also want to contact Angela Reddin at the Mass State Archives
<areddin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> as they also did a survey, less comprehensive,
but including historical societies.

Nancy

>The Preservation Committee of the Central New York Library Resource
>Council (CLRC) is beginning the planning process for a NYS
>discretionary grant application in 2000.
>
>I have a copy of the survey used by South Central and Cornell
>University when I was there and did many of the site visits. What I'm
>wondering, and hoping, is if there are other surveys which have been
>used and which you would be willing to share.
>
>We would be targeting smaller regional and local historical agencies,
>museums, and libraries. The survey we will be sending will be used
>gather information on the organization, environment, issues, known
>problems, and concerns. We would follow up the survey with a site
>visit and use that information to then help them plan for future
>preservation related grants.
>
>If anyone has information they would be willing to share, please
>contact me off list at verheyen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Thank you all for your assistance.
>
>Peter Verheyen
>
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>Peter D. Verheyen
>Special Collections Preservation & Access Librarian / Conservator
>Syracuse University Library
>Syracuse, NY 13244
>(315) 443-9937
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