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Survey of NC Cultural Heritage Repositories
 Final Report

Data gathered from the Survey of NC Cultural Heritage Repositories has been compiled by individual question into data tables. The data is structured by institution type (archive, library special collection, museum, State Historic Site, or state park), by county and region and by budget category.

Note: 761 institutions completed the survey however not every responding institution indicated a budget category and therefore the n= value for all budget tables is 454.

(There are no tables for questions B1, C6, C10, E5, F3, F5, G3, H3, H5, H8, J5, L1 and L11 as these questions were free text response.)

Data from the survey is also available in an illustrated Final Report Summary Booklet.

The data tables will open as Adobe PDF files in a new window.

Table of Contents

GO TO SECTION:

A. LIST OF SURVEYED INSTITUTIONS
B. INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
C. COLLECTIONS
D. SIZE OF COLLECTIONS
E. ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS
F. RESEARCHERS AND VISITORS
G. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
H. PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION
I. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
J. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
K. NEEDS AND PRIORITIES
L. DIGITIZATION

A. LIST OF SURVEYED INSTITUTIONS
        Alphabetical List     List by County     Map of Institutions by County

B. INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

B2.       Primary institution type
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

B3.       Year founded
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C. COLLECTIONS  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C1a.     Written acquisitions policy
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C1b.     Comments on acquisitions policy
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C2a.     Earliest holdings
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C2b.     Latest holdings
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C3.       Predominate date range for collections
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C4a.     Types of media currently held
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C4b.     Types of media actively collected
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C5.       General condition of archival and special collections material
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C7a.     Current subject area strength of archival and special
            collections materials
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C7b.     Actively collected subject areas of archival and special
            collections materials
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C8a.1. Current subject area strength of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 1/2, Archaeological to Communication artifacts)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C8a.2. Current subject area strength of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 2/2, Distribution and transportation artifacts to
            Zoological)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C8b.1. Actively collected subject areas of artifacts and art objects
           (Table 1/2, Archaeological to Communication artifacts)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C8b.2. Actively collected subject areas of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 2/2, Distribution and transportation artifacts to
            Zoological)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C9.       General condition of objects
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C11.     General condition of photographic materials
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C12.     Estimated number of photographic materials
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

C13.     Time period of photographic materials
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D. SIZE OF COLLECTIONS  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D1.       Total linear feet of archival and special collections materials
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D2.1.    Ranges of number of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 1/6, Costumes and textiles to Sculpture)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D2.2.    Ranges of number of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 2/6, Communication artifacts to Furnishings)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D2.3.    Ranges of number of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 3/6, Personal artifacts to Tools and equipment for             communication)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D2.4.    Ranges of number of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 4/6, Tools and equipment for materials to
            Paleontology)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D2.5.    Ranges of number of artifacts and art objects
            (Table 5/6, Archaeological and ethnographical to Zoological)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D2.6.    Total number of artifacts and art objects
             (Table 6/6)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D3.       Other materials held
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D4.       Available storage space in square feet
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D5.       Percentage of collection stored off-site
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D6.       Adequacy of storage space
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

D7.       Estimated years to full storage space
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

E. ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

E1.       Discovery mechanisms for collection descriptions
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

E2.       Software packages used in cataloging
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

E3.       Electronically accessible finding aids or registration records
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

E4.       Access methods for electronic finding aids or registration             records
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

E6.       Impediments to use of collections
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F. RESEARCHERS AND VISITORS  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F1.1.    Ranges of number of reference at a distance requests
           received each year
            (Table 1/3)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F1.2.    Ranges of number of visitors each year
            (Table 2/3)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F1.3.    Total number of research requests and visitors each year
            (Table 3/3)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F2.       Percentage of users and visitors from outside North Carolina
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F4.1.    Purpose of collection use
           (Table 1/4, Genealogy to Scholarly research and publication)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F4.2.    Purpose of collection use
            (Table 2/4, Undergraduate class work to Property and legal
            research)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F4.3.    Purpose of collection use
            (Table 3/4, Publicity campaigns and public relations to
            Education and interpretation)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

F4.4.    Purpose of collection use
            (Table 4/4, Aesthetic appreciation to Other)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

G. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

G1.       Storage location for collections
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

G2.1.    Equipment available in storage areas by percentage
            (Table 1/2, Year-round temperature controls to Fire
            suppression)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

G2.2.    Equipment available in storage areas by percentage
            (Table 2/2, Security systems to Collections are protected from
            excessive light)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

H. PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

H1.       Written disaster recovery plan
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

H2.       Trained conservator on staff
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

H4.       Preservation supplicates of photographs and other materials
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

H6.       Loss of items experienced in the last three years
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

H7.       Preservation and conservation measures undertaken in the
            past year
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS   (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I1.1.     Range of full time equivalents (FTE) of staff and volunteers
            (Table 1/3, Paid professionals to Interns)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I1.2.     Range of full time equivalents (FTE) of staff and volunteers
            (Table 2/3, Volunteers to Other)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I1.3.     Total full time equivalents (FTE) of staff and volunteers
            (Table 3/3)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I2.        Total number of staff and volunteers
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I3.1.     Areas of additional training needed
            (Table 1/2, Archival methods to Database management)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I3.2.     Areas of additional training needed
            (Table 2/2, Electronic records management to Other)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I4.1.     Primary duties or responsibilities of an additional employee
            (Table 1/2, Administrative or office manager to Fundraising)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

I4.2.     Primary duties or responsibilities of an additional employee
            (Table 2/2, Grant writing to No help needed)
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J. FINANCIAL SUPPORT  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J1.        Overall budget range totals
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J2.        Funding trend over the last three years
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J3.        Funding expectation over the next three years
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4a.      Percentage of funding from regular government
            appropriation
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4b.      Percentage of funding from private grants
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4c.      Percentage of funding from government grants
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4d.      Percentage of funding from institutional memberships
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4e.      Percentage of funding from private donations
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4f.       Percentage of funding from admission fees
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4g.      Percentage of funding from fundraising events
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4h.      Percentage of funding from private endowments
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

J4i.       Percentage of funding from other sources
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

K. NEEDS AND PRIORITIES  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

K1.       Priorities identified for improving the management and
            availability of collections
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

K2.       Usefulness of cooperative efforts for sharing expense and
            expertise
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

K3.       Avenues for advice or assistance concerning collections
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

K4.       Most pressing problems identifies
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L. DIGITIZATION  (top)
              All     Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L2.       Number of digital images maintained
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L3.       In-house digitization or use of outside firm
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L4.       Documentation of digitization efforts
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L5.       Maintenance of separate digital master and access files
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L6.       Availability of digital collections through the internet
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L7.       Formats for digital file storage
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L8.       Standard description models for digital files
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L9.       Standards used to create digital files
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

L10.     Sources used to establish standards
            Institution Type     County and Region     Budget

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