<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hello,<br><br></div>I am conducting a research project on de-accessioning polices and practices, based in the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. Below this message is a quick questionnaire and consent form. It should not take more than 5 minutes to complete and return.<br><br></div>If any participants are interested in de-accessioning, I would be happy to provide a summary of my results at the end of the project which, I hope, will make de-accessioning a more effective and efficient process.<br><br></div>Any participants can sent the completed consent form and questionnaire to me directly at either of the following e-mail addresses:<br><br></div><a href="mailto:sarah.c.durham@gmail.com">sarah.c.durham@gmail.com</a><br></div><a href="mailto:sd400@student.le.ac.uk">sd400@student.le.ac.uk</a><br><br></div>Thank you for your time and assistance.<br><br></div>Sincere regards,<br></div>Sarah Durham.<br><br><br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Questionnaire Consent Form</span></b></p>
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10"> </span>Researcher’s
information</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-tab-count:
10"> </span>Sarah
Durham</span></p>
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10"> </span></span><a href="mailto:sarah.c.durham@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sarah.c.durham@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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10"> </span></span><a href="mailto:sd400@student.le.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sd400@student.le.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Deaccessioning Questionnaire </b>seeks to
develop a better understanding of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Deaccessioning
Policies and Practices in Heritage Institutions</b>. Through this questionnaire
I will be able to find out about <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">the
approximate volume of deaccessioning taking place, and the approximate number
of institutional deaccessioning policies in place</b>. The questionnaire is
administered to people who <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">actively work
in the heritage field</b> and takes approximately <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">five minutes to complete</b>. The outcomes of this survey will be
presented in my dissertation and can be made available to interested parties.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Your responses will not
be anonymized, unless specifically requested. Any details you provide that identify
specific institutions will not be modified unless specifically requested.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The intention of this questionnaire is to
identify what kinds of institutions are deaccessioning and employ
deaccessioning policies.</span></p>
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normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">By
completing and returning the questionnaire, you agree that:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Your
responses are interpreted and used for the purposes stated above</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Any
presentation of your responses can include your name and/or your institutions
name</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You
are free to withdraw from the study by contacting the researcher named at the
top of this form until 24/June/2016</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any
questions about the ethical conduct of this research please contact the Museum
Studies Research Ethics Officer, Dr Giasemi Vavoula, on <a href="mailto:gv18@le.ac.uk">gv18@le.ac.uk</a>.</span></p>
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to this form I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the above information
and consent to complete this questionnaire.</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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normal"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participant’s
Name:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></u></b></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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Institutional Information</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participant’s Name</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Position Title</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Name of Organisation</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Website</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Size of Organisation</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Type of Collections (Please highlight
all that apply</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">): Fine
Art / Decorative Art / Ethnographic / Archaeological / History / Natural
History / Geological / Science/ Other<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">*</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*If ‘Other’ please list those types not
included in this survey</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Section 2: Deaccessioning at your
institution</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Does your organisation have a
deaccessioning policy?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Y / N</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When was the policy last reviewed
(please provide the year)?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Has your organisation deaccessioned
items from the collection?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Y / N</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When was the last time an object was
deaccessioned (year)?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> :</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please indicate the method of the last
deaccession</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you find your deaccessioning policy
efficient/appropriate for your institution and your collections?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Y / N</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Would you/your organisation be
interested in participating in a more in depth discussion on deaccessioning?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Y / N</span></p>
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