[Nhcoll-l] Survey of public in collections

[Liath Appleton]

I am forwarding this email on behalf of Megan Ennes from the University of
Florida. Direct any questions to megan.ennes at ufl.edu ---Liath Appleton

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Hello all,



*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.* 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.

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.

*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. *

*https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RPTEHruSm45k90
<https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RPTEHruSm45k90>*

 If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, the Principal
Investigator, Dr. Megan Ennes, at

megan.ennes at ufl.edu. 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.



Please feel free to share this with any colleagues who might be interested
in participating.



Best,

Megan





Megan Ennes, Ph.D. (she/her)
Assistant Curator of Museum Education

Museum Education Research Group <https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/merg/>
Director, Thompson Earth Systems Institute
<https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/>

Florida Museum Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7800
(352) 273-2006
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