Compiled Survey Results

South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Records Questionnaire Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. In your opinion, how much does value does electronic records management bring to the mission of SCDAH?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Much value

2

5

6

3

16

 

Some vaule

3

0

3

1

7

 

An average amount of value

0

1

0

1

2

 

Little value

0

0

1

1

2

 

No value at all

0

0

0

0

0

 

No answer

1

 

 

 

1

2. Currently, SCDAH is well positioned to work with other information-related agencies in the management of electronic records?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Strongly agree

1

1

1

0

3

 

Agree

5

4

4

4

17

 

Neither agree or disagree

0

1

5

2

8

 

Disagree

0

0

0

0

0

 

Strongly disagree

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. How prepared are you to deal with the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Identifying agency recordkeeping requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Well prepared

1

0

5

0

6

 

Prepared

2

1

3

3

9

 

Neither prepared nor unprepared

2

3

2

3

10

 

Unprepared

1

1

0

0

2

 

Totally unprepared

0

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. Understanding basic principles of info. Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Well prepared

0

0

3

1

4

 

Prepared

5

1

2

3

11

 

Neither prepared nor unprepared

0

2

4

2

8

 

Unprepared

1

2

1

0

4

 

Totally unprepared

0

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Understanding the information environment in South Carolina State and Local Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Well prepared

1

0

0

0

1

 

Prepared

3

2

7

5

17

 

Neither prepared nor unprepared

1

1

3

1

6

 

Unprepared

1

2

0

0

3

 

Totally unprepared

0

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. Communicating the objectives of SCDAH to agencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Well prepared

2

0

5

0

7

 

Prepared

0

1

3

5

9

 

Neither prepared nor unprepared

2

5

1

0

8

 

Unprepared

1

0

0

1

2

 

Totally unprepared

0

0

0

0

0

 

Not applicable

1

 

1

 

2

e. Identifying, communicating and mitigating risks posed by poor recordkeeping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Well prepared

2

1

5

0

8

 

Prepared

1

1

3

5

10

 

Neither prepared nor unprepared

2

3

2

1

8

 

Unprepared

1

1

0

0

2

 

Totally unprepared

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f. Understanding the basic principles of electronic recordkeeping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Well prepared

1

0

7

0

8

 

Prepared

2

1

2

4

9

 

Neither prepared nor unprepared

2

2

1

1

6

 

Unprepared

1

2

0

1

4

 

Totally unprepared

0

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. The staff of SCDAH is adequately trained to deal with electronic records issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Well prepared

0

0

2

0

2

 

Prepared

3

3

3

0

9

 

Neither prepared nor unprepared

2

1

3

3

9

 

Unprepared

1

1

2

3

7

 

Totally unprepared

0

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. The SCDAH should continue its efforts in electronic records.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Strongly agree

4

3

6

3

16

 

Agree

2

3

3

3

11

 

Neither agree or disagree

0

0

1

0

1

 

Disagree

0

0

0

0

0

 

Strongly disagree

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. The SCDAH should partner with other agencies to advance the agenda of electronic records issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Strongly agree

4

3

4

3

14

 

Agree

2

3

4

2

11

 

neither agree nor disagree

0

0

1

0

1

 

Disagree

0

0

1

1

2

 

Strongly disagree

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. The SCDAH should dedicate funding for electronic records work in the same manner that it dedicates funds for preservation,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

conservation, and microfilming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CM

AS

RS

ER

TOTAL

 

Strongly agree

2

2

3

2

9

 

Agree

2

2

6

2

12

 

Neither agree or disagree

1

1

1

2

5

 

Disagree

1

1

0

0

2

 

Strongly disagree

0

0

0

0

0