Questionnaire Regarding Egyptological Collections in Museums

Project Information

The Egyptology Subject Specialist Network (ESSN) is keen to discover the current state of Egyptology collections held in the UK and to identify the needs of those collections. This will help us better understand how we can help you in the future.

Once you have clicked the 'submit' button at the end of the questionnaire, you will be given an option to print a copy of your responses for your files. The responses to the questionnaires will be used to generate a statistical overview of all Egyptology collections, which will then be incorporated in the final report (expected Summer 2006) of the current state of Egyptology collections in the UK. Copies of the final report will be made available to all respondents, but no sensitive data (personal details, etc) will be publicly available. Participating museums will be notified when the final report is available.

In the future, the ESSN would very much like to know of any changes in your current situation. To facilitate this, all questionnaires are date stamped and therefore you can update the information you have supplied at any time by re-submitting a questionnaire.

Privacy Policy

All information submitted here will be protected by a Creative Commons agreement (see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/). This is the same licence used by MLA to protect museum-supplied data on its Cornucopia website. Under this agreement, you retain copyright and can update the information, but MLA can use the data and it can be supplied to third parties under the same licence terms. The data cannot be sold. In practice, as mentioned above, the aim of the questionnaire is to produce general statistical overview data.

General Information

Your Forename(s)

Your Surname

Your Email

Name of Museum

Curator Information

Curator full name (if different from above)

Telephone number for curator

What do you consider to be your own specialist area?

Are you currently part of any other formal or informal specialist network?YesNo

Please give the names of the network(s)

Currently, if you have a specialist question regarding your Egyptological collection, which institution or person would you first approach?

Collection Information/Documentation

In your museum, is your Egyptology collection a separate collection in itself or part of one or more other collections (e.g. archaeology, antiquities, art, etc.)?Separate collectionPart of one or more other collection(s)

If part of other collection(s), please specify all relevant:

Number of objects in the Egyptology collection

What percentage of your Egyptology collection is accessioned?

What percentage of these objects have been physically numbered?

What percentage of the Egyptology collection is currently on a computer database?

If on database, which database system is in use?

Can the data be exported from the database?YesNo

If yes, would you be able to supply a copy of the file if requested?YesNo

If the collection is not on a database, do you have definite plans to transfer to a computer database in the next two years?YesNo

If you are going to transfer to a computer database, do you know which system you would intend to use?YesNo

Please give details if possible

Do you have in house computer support?YesNo

Is your computer database on line?YesNo

If yes, what is the web address?

If yes, what percentage of your Egyptology database is searchable on-line?

What percentage of your Egyptology collection has been photographed?

If your collection is on a computer database, have the photographs been integrated into it?YesNo

Has the documentation of the Egyptology collection been collated into an archive?YesNo

What percentage of this documentation is accessible through a database?

Are there any existing copyright restrictions on the use of your database(s) and/or photographs?YesNo

If yes, what are those restrictions?

Would you be prepared to sign a Creative commons licence regarding the re-use of your database and photographs?YesNo

Storage and Conservation

Do have conservators on the staff at your museum?YesNo

If you do, how many are there and are they full or part time?

If you do not, do you have access to freelance conservators if needed?YesNo

When was the last time that your Egyptology collection was audited by a conservator?

When was the last time storage of the Egyptology collection was reviewed by a conservator?

Is the storage and packaging of the collection suitable for its conservation and use? YesIn partNo

If you have not answered yes to the previous question, could you please specify what improvements are needed and how much of the collection is involved?

Displays

Is your Egyptology collection or part of it on permanent display?YesNo

If yes, what percentage of this collection is on display?

If no, do you have plans for a permanent display of your Egyptology collection in the foreseeable future?YesNo

If yes, then do you know when?

Do you have plans for any temporary exhibitions of your Egyptology collection in the next five years?YesNo

Education and Outreach

Do you have education personnel permanently on staff?YesNo

If you do, how many are there and are they full or part time?

If you do not, do you have access to freelance educational staff if needed?

Do you have outreach personnel permanently on staff?YesNo

If you do, how many are there and are they full or part time?

If you have part of your Egyptology collection on display, do you have school visits to the collection?YesNo

If yes, roughly how many school groups or students visited your museum last year?

What is the age range of students visiting the museum?

Have you prepared educational resources for student groups?YesNo

Do you have a handling collection using your Egyptian objects?YesNo

If so, how many school groups or students used this handling collection last year?

What is the age range of students using the handling collection?

Are there any other educational activities on offer relating to your Egyptology collection?YesNo

Volunteers

Do you make regular use of volunteers?YesNo

If yes, roughly what percentage of the following duties is currently carried out by volunteers?

Accessioning

Computer database entry

Photography

Packing of objects for storage

Development and installation of displays

Development and use of educational resources

Development and use of outreach resources

Related Collections

Please check if you also have any of the following archaeological collectionsNear EasternGreekSudaneseRoman (other than Romano-British)

The Support You Need

If an Egyptology Subject Specialist Network could be set up, would you want to become a member?

Please rank the types of support you might need from the Network (1=area of greatest need, 6=area of least need)

Documentation123456

Conservation123456

Interpretation for displays123456

Support for developing educational resources and outreach programmes123456

Touring exhibitions123456

Other (please specify below)123456

Other (from previous question)

Additional Comments

Your Comments

Dissemination of Information and Privacy Agreements

I agree to submit this questionnaire in accordance with the Creative Common licensing agreement outlined in the Privacy Policy above.Yes