<html><body><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div>Hi Deborah,</div><div><br></div><div>This is an important topic, and I would be willing to take the survey, but there is no way I can schedule anything at the end of the semester. I will be out of the country as soon as my grades are in. If you want to follow up in January, please do so.</div><div><br></div><div>Barb</div><div><br></div><div><span name="x"></span>Dr. Barbara J. Winter<br>Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology<br>Department of Archaeology<br>Faculty of the Environment<br>Simon Fraser University<br>8888 University Drive<br>Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6<br><div><br></div>t. 778.782.3325<br>f. 778.782.5666<br>bwinter@sfu.ca<br>www.sfu.museum<br><div><br></div><span name="x"></span><br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv." <bcma@lists.vifa.ca><br><b>To: </b>bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:32:16 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[BCMA] Collections Documentation Survey<br><div><br></div><style id="owaParaStyle"></style><style></style><style></style><div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;" data-mce-style="direction: ltr; font-family: Tahoma; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">Hello!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">My name is Deborah Scott and I teach in the museum programs at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">During my sabbatical this year, I’m examining the subject of </span><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">in-depth documentation of museum collections. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">Specifically, I am interested in learning more about:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><ul style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10pt;">The extent of in-depth information that currently exists in collection records</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10pt;">What steps museums can take to document in-depth knowledge about their collections so that it is preserved and accessible.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">To that end, I’d very much appreciate your taking the time to complete a short survey <b>before December 18, 2015</b>. The survey can be accessed by clicking on this link: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KRLFQPB" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KRLFQPB"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KRLFQPB</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">All responses will be kept confidential, and the outcome of this project - </span><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">a resource to help museums document their collections in ways that support sharing object stories -</span><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> will focus on trends and best practices rather than individual institutions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks so much for your help!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;">Deb Scott</span><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;"><br> </span></div><div><br><div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px" data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><p dir="ltr"><sub><span size="4" face="Script" data-mce-style="font-family: Script; font-size: large;" style="font-family: Script; font-size: large;">Deborah Scott</span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;">Faculty</span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;">Museum Management and Curatorship and </span> </sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;">Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management Programs</span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;">Fleming College</span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;">599 Brealey Drive</span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;">Peterborough ON K9J 7B1</span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;">T. 705.749.5530 x. 1932</span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="mailto:deborah.scott@flemingcollege.ca" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:deborah.scott@flemingcollege.ca">deborah.scott@flemingcollege.ca</a></span></sub></p><p dir="ltr"><sub><span face="Arial" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial;" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></sub> </p></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>BCMA mailing list<br>BCMA@lists.vifa.ca<br>http://lists.vifa.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma<br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>