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Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire. The findings will be presented at the 31st AIC Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virgina. We look forward to sharing our findings with you.

Yes
No
1.) Are you a member of AIC?
2.) Do you perform conservation treatment on a regular basis?

3.) Do you document conservation treatment?

4.) Do you use computer hardware or software to create treatment documentation?

(If "No" go to question 12)
5.) If so, which of the following digital tools do you use? (check all that apply)
 

Word processing software
 

Database software
 

Digital camera
 

Scanner
 

Other



6.) If you use digital tools in documenting conservation treatment what file formats are generated in the process? (check all that apply)
  .pdf (Adobe Portable Document format) .doc (Microsoft Word document)
  .jpg (digital photo) .dba (Microsoft Access database)
  .tif (digital image) .txt ASCII text
  .gif (graphical image format) Filemaker Pro
  Other  


Yes
No
7.) Do you back up your digital treatment documentation files?
8.) Do you check your backed up files on a regular basis?
9.) Does an Information Technology (IT) department assist you with backing up your files?
10.) Is an IT department available to assist you with learning about and using software and hardware in documenting conservation treatment?
11.) Do you generate paper copies of your digital treatment documentation files?
Please express your thoughts to these questions in a few sentences.
12.) What do you feel AIC's role should be in developing standards, guidelines, procedures, and best practices for digital documentation?


13.) What do you feel AIC's role should be in providing continuing education opportunities on the use of digital tools for creating treatment documentation?


14.) What guidance and continuing education opportunities, if any, do you feel you need in approaching digital treatment documentation?


15.) Where do you feel the responsibility for management, maintenance, and preservation of digital documentation lies: with AIC, with IT departments, within the conservation department, with the overall institution, or somewhere else?


16) How viable do you think digital documentation treatment is at this time?


17) What advantages do you see digital treatment documentation providing over traditional conservation treatment documentation processes?


18) What disadvantages do you feel are associated with digital treatment documentation?


Please tell us about yourself.
19) Which best describes your current work situation? (check all that apply)
Conservator in private practice
Conservator at an institution
Preservation administrator
Conservation and preservation educator
Preservation and conservation research
20.) Which of the following best characterizes your institution? (check all that apply)
Library
Museum
Archive
University
Other

21.) Is your institution public or private?

Public

Private

22.) To which AIC specialty group(s) do you belong? (check all that apply)

Architecture

Painting

Book and paper

Photography

CIPP

Research and Technical Studies

Electronic Media Group

Textiles

Objects

Wooden Artifacts Artifacts

23.) How would you characterize your professional training/education? (check all that apply)
Apprenticeship
Accredited conservation program
On the job training

Other—please specify

24.) How long have you been an AIC member?
0— 5
6 — 10
11 — 15
16— 20
21 years or more

Additional comments, concerns, questions:

(This form is anonymous. A response to your comments included in this field is not possible. If you would like to contact us with your comments please email marlangreen@mail.utexas.edu. Thank you. )