Interview Findings – Appraisal (cont.)
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| Yes | No | I don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series1 | 47 | 48 | 2 |
| Yes | No | I don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | 0.4375 | 0.5625 | 0 |
| Staff | 0.507692307692308 | 0.461538461538462 | 0.0307692307692308 |
Should any of your work be preserved for years to come by the University Archives? Why/why not?
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| Yes | No | I don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0.520833333333333 | 0.479166666666667 | 0 |
| UNC | 0.448979591836735 | 0.510204081632653 | 0.0408163265306122 |
The responses to the question "Should any of your work be preserved for years to come by the University Archives? Why or why not?" are most interesting to me as an archivist, and really point out our most basic challenge, which is educating our constituencies about why their emails and other electronic records might have legal, evidential or historical value for the University! People are confused (or just uninformed) about the "recordness" of their emails and other electronic documents. It was really hard, when I was participating in an interview, not to jump up at this point and want to debate the issue with the interviewee! So, as you can see, the numbers are almost evenly divided on this question, with 48% saying "yes," 50% saying "no," and 2% being honest and saying "I don't know." It's interesting to observe that staff responded in the affirmative more than faculty did and that more people at Duke a private institution responded in the affirmative than did those at Carolina a public institution.