TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

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A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. ". &. (. $. *.

General Information Governance Governing Body Staff Space Allocation Safety and Security Collections Researc !reservation and Conservation !u#lic Relations and $ar%eting E' i#itions !rograms)Education !u#lications +raining *eeds

A. General Information *ame of t e person in c arge of t e $useum,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, +itle)Function ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *ame of $useum Address -Street or !.B/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, City ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, !ostal Code,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Country ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, +elep one ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Fa' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 0e# site ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *ame of t e person filling in t is 1uestionnaire,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Date completed2 A.3. Specify t e type of museum and collections. A.3.a - / Ant ropology A.3.c. - / Arc aeology)Et nology A.3.e. - / A1uarium A.3.g. - / College5 6niversity or Sc ool A.3.i. - / Historic Building)Site A.3.%. - / *atural History)Science A.3.m. - / !lanetarium A.3.o. - / 8oo A.9. Complete t e follo:ing2 ;ear museum :as founded ;ear museum first opened to pu#lic A.<. A.>. 0 at is t e current population of t e metropolitan or regional area in : ic your museum is located= ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, State t e museum4s annual attendance for t e past t ree years?year #y year. ;ear Attendance -C ec% as many as are applica#le./ A.3.# A.3.d. A.3.f. A.3. . A.3.7. A.3.l. A.3.n. A.3.p. / / / / / / / / Ar#oretum)Botanical Garden Art C ildren4s General History *ature Center Science and +ec nology Center .t er -specify/

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Indicate t e museum4s target audience-s/. [email protected]. - / General pu#lic A.@.#. - / Adults [email protected]. - / Sc ool c ildren [email protected] - / .t er -descri#e/ Does t e museum reac t e target audience-s/=

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B. Governance B.3. Is t e museum operated #y or directly maintained #y anot er institution5 society5 #usiness5 government agency5 or organiBation= - / ;ES - / *. If C;ES5C give t e follo:ing information a#out t e parent organiBation. *ame Address City B.9. 0 ic of t e follo:ing #est descri#es t e museum4s governing aut ority= -+ e governing aut ority is t e agency or organiBation t at ultimately as legal responsi#ility for t e operation of t e museum./ B.9.a. - / College5 6niversity5 or Sc ool B.9.#. - / (ocal government B.9.c. - / *ational government B.9.d. - / City government B.9.e. - / Society B.9.f. - / .t er C. Governin Bo!" C.3. C.9. C.<. C.>. Does t e director attend and participate in governing aut ority discussions= - / ;ES Does t e museum ave a formal mission statement= Has t e museum developed and adopted a longDrange plan= Does t e museum ave a process for regular revie: of t e longDrange plan= - / ;ES - / ;ES - / ;ES - / *. - / *. - / *. - / *.

D. Staff D.3. D.9. D.<. D.>. D.@. D.A. *. Is t ere an organiBation c art for t e museum= -If yes5 please attac in Anne'/ Does t e museum provide opportunities for staff training and development= Is t ere a :ritten formal code of et ics or adoption of t e IC.$ Code of !rofessional Et ics= Are t ere :ritten personnel policies= Are t ere :ritten 7o# descriptions for t e principal administrative personnel and staff= - / ;ES - / *.

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Is t e museological education or e'perience of t e ma7ority of t e staff appropriate and sufficient to accomplis t e mission of t e museum= - / ;ES

E. S#ace Allocation E.3. Is specific museum space allocated to t e follo:ing functions= E.3.a. Administration E.3.#. E' i#ition Space E.3.c. Education2 Auditorium and classes E.3.d. Collections storage E.3.e. Researc E.3.f Conservation)restoration E.3.g. (i#rary E.3. . !u#lic Services -$eeting Areas5 Food5 Services5 $useum S op/ E.3.i. Buildings and Grounds Services E.3.7. .t er -specify/ E.9. / ;ES / ;ES / ;ES / ;ES / ;ES / ;ES / ;ES / ;ES / *. / *. / *. / *. / *. / *. / *. / *. E of total space ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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0 at ours and days are t e museum4s facilities open to t e pu#lic :it out advance arrangement=

$. Safet" an! Sec%rit" F.3. F.9. F.<. F.>. F.@. F.A. Does t e museum ave a formal safety)security program for t e collections5 personnel and #uilding - / ;ES - / *. Does t e museum ave fire detection and suppression e1uipment= - / ;ES Does t e museum ave a :ritten emergency and evacuation plan for staff= Does t e museum ave a :ritten emergency and evacuation plan for visitors= Does t e museum ave a :ritten emergency and evacuation plan for t e collections= Are employees trained in emergency procedures= - / ;ES - / ;ES - / ;ES - / ;ES - / *. - / *. - / *. - / *. - / *.

G. Collections G.3. (ist t e types of collections of t e museum5 t e num#er of o#7ects of eac type5 t e percentages of o#7ects on e' i#it. -i.e.5 Fine Arts5 <FF5 3FE/. +ypes *o. of .#7ects E E' i#ited

+otals G.9. Collection records2

G.9.a. 6sing t e follo:ing definition for inventory5 indicate percentage of t e permanent collection inventoried2 E Inventory2 + e creation of an immediate5 #rief and permanent record utiliBing a control num#er for an o#7ect or group of o#7ects added to t e collection5 and for : ic t e museum as custody5 rig t5 or title. Customarily5 an inventory record includes among ot er data t e accession num#er5 date and nature of ac1uisition5 -gift5 e'cavation5 e'pedition5 purc ase5 #e1uest5 etc./5 source5 #rief identification and description5 condition5 provenance5 p ysical location and movement5 value5 and name of staff mem#er recording t e accession. G.9.#. Date of last inventory2 G.9.c. Inventory system used2 - / computeriBed2 specify soft:are - / manual - / ot er -specify/2 G.9.d. 6sing t e follo:ing definition for documentation5 indicate percentage of t e permanent collection documented2 E

Documentation2 + e creation of a full record in complete descriptive detail of all information a#out an o#7ect5 assem#ly5 or lot5 crossDreferenced to ot er records and files5 and often containing a p otograp or s%etc . Catalog data are usually in t e form of cards5 s eets5 grap ic documents5 computeriBed or not. G.<. G.>. G.@. Does t e museum use collections on loan= - / ;ES - / *. - / *. - / *.

Are collection records duplicated and %ept offDsite for security= - / ;ES Are t ere p otograp ic records -images/ of t e collections= - / ;ES

&. Researc' H.3. H.9. H.<. Is researc a ma7or function or activity of t e museum= - / ;ES - / *. - / *. - / *.

Have museum4s collections #een used for researc #y outside sc olars during t e last year= - / ;ES Does t e museum ave a li#rary= - / ;ES

I. (reservation an! Conservation I.3. I.9. I.<. I.>. Are collections regularly surveyed to determine t e condition of o#7ects= Are records %ept on t e condition of o#7ects in t e collection= - / ;ES Does t e museum ave an inD ouse conservator= Does t e museum ave inD ouse facilities for conservation= - / ;ES - / ;ES - / *. - / *. - / *. - / ;ES - / *.

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Does t e museum ave ade1uate storage facilities for its collections. - / ;ES Does t e museum ave a formal pest -insects and rodents/ control program= Does t e museum ave a relative umidity and temperature control program= - / ;ES - / ;ES

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Does t e museum ave training for staff in t e andling of o#7ects in t e collections= - / ;ES

). (%blic Relations an! Mar*etin ".3. ".9. Does t e museum ave a pu#lic relations)a:areness program= - / ;ES Does t e museum evaluate pu#lic a:areness= - / ;ES - / *. - / *.

+. E,'ibitions &.3. &.9. &.<. &.>. Do t e e' i#itions reflect t e museum4s mission= Is t ere a process used to select e' i#itions= Are t e e' i#itions designed and installed #y persons trained in museum display tec ni1ues= Are t e e' i#ition and pu#lic programs regularly evaluated= - / ;ES -. (ro rams.E!%cation (.3. (.9. (.<. (.>. (.@. (.A. (.G. Does t e museum ave an education program= - / ;ES - / *. - / *. - / ;ES - / ;ES - / ;ES - / *. - / *. - / *.

Do t e education programs support t e mission of t e museum= - / ;ES Are t ere training opportunities for staff assigned to t e educational functions of t e museum= - / ;ES

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Does t e museum offer programs for sc ool groups -i.e. tours5 teac er :or%s ops5 inDsc ool presentations5 museum sc ool/. - / ;ES Are t e sc ool programs regularly evaluated= Does t e museum offer specific programs for t e community= Are t e community programs regularly evaluated= - / ;ES - / ;ES - / ;ES

M. (%blications $.3. $.9. Does t e museum ave a pu#lications program= - / ;ES - / *. - / *.

Does t e pu#lications program support t e mission of t e museum= - / ;ES

N. Trainin Nee!s *.3. !lease prioritiBe your museumIs training needs in t e follo:ing su#7ects5 specifying t e degree of priority from 3 to 39 -3 J most :anted/2 *.3.a. $useology *.3.#. $useum $anagement *.3.c. Collection $anagement *.3.d. !reventive Conservation *.3.e. Education)Interpretation *.3.f. Communication -including pu#lic relations and mar%eting/ *.3.g Documentation)Inventories *.3. . E' i#itions *.3.i. $useum Security and Emergency !lanning *.3.7. Kisitor Studies *.3.%. Cultural +ourism *.3.l Fund raising *.9. / / / / / / / / / / / /

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