BC Archives User Survey

The Friends of the BC Archives (FBCA) is a non-profit society, whose mission is to promote research and public engagement related to the archival collections of the BC Archives and advocate for policies, legislation, and strategies that support accessible and public services at the BC Archives.

This survey aims to gather insights on the effectiveness of the Friends of the BC Archives and your responses will help guide our efforts moving forward.

Please note that your participation is completely voluntary, and your responses are anonymous. No identifying information is required and your responses will not be linked to you in any way. Please do not identify yourself or others in your responses. All responses will remain confidential and original responses will be destroyed as soon as statistics and summaries are compiled.

This survey should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey.

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1. What is your age group?

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2. Where do you currently reside?

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3. How many times have you been to the BC Archives in person in the past year?

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4. How many times have you accessed BC Archives holdings or services online in the past year?

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5. Are you currently a member of the Friends of the BC Archives?

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6. If you answered no to question 5, why?

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7. If you answered yes to question 5, why?

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8. If you used to be a member, but have dropped your membership, why?

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9. Have you heard about or read the FBCA's position paper on future directions of the BC Archives that was published on the FBCA's website in December 2024?

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10. Have you encountered challenges at BC Archives, in person or online, that have affected your ability to conduct research?

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11. How effective do you think the Friends of the BC Archives have been at advocating for researchers?

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12. What can the Friends of the BC Archives do to improve how they advocate for you and support your research?

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13. Do you use any of the following Friends of the BC Archives services?

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14. What types of events would you like to see from the Friends of the BC Archives?

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15. Please let us know if you have any other comments that might help the FBCA in planning for the future:

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