<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">I am forwarding this email on behalf of <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Megan Ennes from the University of Florida. Direct any questions to </span><a href="mailto:megan.ennes@ufl.edu" target="_blank" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun">megan.ennes@ufl.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> ---Liath Appleton</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">--------------------------------------------------------------------</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hello all,<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="m_5488425786238920031paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">I am writing to invite you and your collections staff to participate in a brief survey about how museum scientists and staff engage with the public in their collections.</span></b></span><span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"> We are interested in learning more about the desires of staff and the feasibility of engaging the public in museum collections and look forward to sharing the results with members of this listserv as a resource for those considering or currently offering collections tours.</span></span><span class="m_5488425786238920031eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="m_5488425786238920031paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">
<span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">We are interested in the perspectives of paid staff (rather than volunteers) who work in U.S.-based museums and cultural heritage sites with collections.
 This includes anthropology/archaeology museums, natural history museums, science/technology museums, and arboretums/botanical gardens with collections. A collection may be defined as a set of material or intangible objects (works, artifacts, specimens, archive
 documents, testimonies, etc.) which an individual or establishment has assembled, classified, selected, and preserved in a safe setting. </span></span><span class="m_5488425786238920031eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="m_5488425786238920031paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">
<span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">The survey should take about 7-10 minutes to complete. There are no direct benefits to participating, but as mentioned, we do plan to share our findings
 with this community. </span></b></span><span class="m_5488425786238920031eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></font></p><p class="m_5488425786238920031paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">
<span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:rgb(50,54,58)"><a href="https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RPTEHruSm45k90" target="_blank">https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RPTEHruSm45k90</a></span></b></span><span class="m_5488425786238920031eop"><span style="color:rgb(50,54,58)"> </span></span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="m_5488425786238920031paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">
<span class="m_5488425786238920031eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, the Principal Investigator, Dr. Megan Ennes, at</span></font></p><p class="m_5488425786238920031paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:megan.ennes@ufl.edu" target="_blank"><span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun">megan.ennes@ufl.edu</span></a></span><span class="m_5488425786238920031normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">.
 I am the Assistant Curator of Museum Education and Director of the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) in the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. This survey underwent IRB approval and has been deemed exempt. </span></span><span class="m_5488425786238920031eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please feel free to share this with any colleagues who might be interested in participating.<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best,<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Megan<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Megan Ennes, Ph.D. (she/her)<br>Assistant Curator of Museum Education </span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/merg/" target="_blank" style="color:black"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Museum Education Research Group</span></a><u><br></u><span style="color:black">Director, </span><a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/" target="_blank" style=""><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Thompson Earth Systems Institute</span></a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Florida Museum Natural History <br>University of Florida<br>Gainesville, FL 32611-7800<br>(352) 273-2006</span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font><br></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>