BCMA 2023 Sector Survey | Collections and Facilities Report

Contents

Respondents

Type of Organization

Focus of Organization

Annual Operating Budget

Region

 

Collections Information

Collections Type

Collections Quantity

Adding to the Collection

Digitized Collection

Online Collection

Digital Images

Online Users

 

 

Physical Display Collection

Inaccessible Collection

Collection Threats

Collection Risk

Facility Information

Facility Condition

Facility Upgrades

Electronic Security

Temperature Controlled Storage

Humidity Controlled Storage

Fire Suppression Systems

Emergency Response Plan

Co-Location

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Respondents

Type of Organization

Question Asked: What Kind of organization are you (check all that apply):

Focus of Organization

Question Asked: Please identify the focus of your organization (check all that apply):

Annual Budget of Organization

Question Asked: What is your organization’s annual operating budget?

Region

Collections Information

Collections Type

Question asked: What kinds of collections does your organization possess? (Check all that apply)

Number of Objects

Question asked: What is the total number of objects in the collection (not including archives)?

 

Question asked: What is the approximate total number of objects in your archives?

Adding to the Collection

Question asked: Does your organization continue to add to the collection?

Digitized Collection

Question asked: What percentage of the collection is digitized? (Please estimate)

Question asked: What were your main drivers for digitizing your collection?

Online Collection

Question asked: What percent of the collection is available to the public online? (Please estimate)

Digital Images

Question asked: What percent of the collection has digital images available? (Please estimate)

Online Users

Question asked: How many users accessed your online collection last year? (Please estimate, if actual numbers are unavailable)

Physical Display Collection

Question asked: What percent of the collection is currently on physical display? (Please estimate)

Inaccessible Collection

Question Asked: Why are some parts of your collection not on display or available online? (Check all that apply)

Collection Threats

Question Asked: Which are the three most significant threats to the collection? (Pick 3 only)

Collection Risk

Question Asked: Overall, what level of risk do you believe the collection is subject to?

Facility Information

Facility Condition by Annual Budget – Average Response

Question Asked: How would you rate the current condition of your facility in terms of its state of repair and/or ability to serve the needs of your organization? (Scale of 1-5, with 1 being very poor and 5 being excellent.)

Budget Range	Number of Responses	Average Response
Under $25,000	11	2.9
$25,000 – $49,999	6	3.2
$50,000 – $99,999	7	3.1
$100,000- $249,999	11	3.5
$250,000 -$499,999	5	3.2
$500,000 – $1 million	8	2.8
$1 million – $5 million	3	4.3
$5 million or more	2	4
Total	53	3.2

 

Facility Upgrades

Question Asked: Are you planning any significant maintenance or upgrades to your facility in the next 3-5 years?

Electronic Security

Question Asked: What percent of the collection is located in an area protected by electronic security (alarms and/or camera)? (Please estimate)

Temperature Controlled Storage

Question Asked: What percent of the collection is located in temperature controlled storage? (Please estimate)

Humidity Controlled Storage

Question Asked: What percent of the collection is located in humidity controlled storage? (Please estimate)

Fire Suppression Systems

Question Asked: What percent of the collection is protected by fire suppression systems? (Please estimate)

Emergency Response Plan

Question asked: Does your organization have an emergency response plan?

Co-Location

Question asked: Is your organization co-located with an educational institute, archive or public library?