All responses are confidential and voluntary.  Survey results will not include any information to identify participants.  The purposes of these questions are to help create a better understanding of who comprises the ARCS membership and constituency. 

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* 1. What is your age? (Select one)

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* 2. Please select all options which pertain to your race or ethnic identity:

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* 3. What is your gender identity? (Select one)

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* 4. If you are a member of ARCS, how many years have you been a member? (Select one)

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* 5. If you have been a member for less than one year, would you be interested in having an ARCS mentor? (Select one)

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* 6. What topics or resources would you find useful in a mentor/mentee relationship? Please rank using the scale below.

  1) very useful 2) somewhat useful 3) minimally useful 4) not useful
Networking/Community connections
Career advancement/Professional Development
Acquiring a new skill (loans, rights & reproductions…)
Problem Solving for a specific issue or situation (planning a large scale deaccession, collections move, working with the board, etc.)
Vendor recommendations

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* 7. How would you rate ARCS at serving the needs of registrars and collection management specialists?

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* 8. Which of the areas listed below enticed you to be a member of ARCS? How important are they to you when deciding on membership?) Please rank using the scale below.

  1) very important 2) somewhat important 3) somewhat unimportant 4) unimportant)
availability of expert information
accessing leaders and experts in the field
networking opportunities
professional development
attending conferences and meetings
receiving recognition/prestige
contributing to the profession
advancing my career
participation in mentorship program
‘On Contract’ section of ARCS website

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* 9. Are you planning to renew your ARCS membership in January 2021? (select one

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* 10. Which of the following new or improved features would make you more likely to renew your ARCS membership? Please rank using the scale below.

  1) very likely 2) somewhat likely 3) somewhat unlikely 4) unlikely
Ease of online portal
6-mo prorated membership
3-mo prorated membership
Monthly membership
Rolling membership (i.e., one year starting from date payment)
Institutional memberships
Ability to combined payments for membership and programs, including annual conference

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* 11. Check the type(s) that best describe the institution where you are currently employed. 

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* 12. What are the most significant challenges you personally face as a registrar or collection specialist? (Select up to 5)

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* 13. What is most important to you for your career right now? Please rank the following in order of importance 1 (most important) through 10 (least important).

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* 14. What legal issues regarding collection management do you wish you understood better? Please rank using the scale below.

  1) very important 2) somewhat important 3) somewhat unimportant 4) unimportant)
Deaccessioning
Copyright
Visual Artists Rights Act
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NAGPRA
Abandoned loans/gifts
Found in Collections
Promised gifts
Indemnity

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* 15. In which area(s) do you think ARCS should improve or cover?

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* 16. How important do you feel your membership to ARCS is now, compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 17. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your engagement with the ARCS organization?

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* 18. Over the next 12 months, how likely are you to attend each of the following? Please rank using the scale below. 

  1) Likely 2)Somewhat likely 3)Somewhat unlikely 4) Unlikely 5)Not until I receive a Covid-19 vaccine
Virtual event
Hybrid event (can participate in either in-person or virtual experience)
In-person event

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