TexTreasures Working Group, is conducting a survey to aid the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in serving libraries and their users.

TexTreasures annually awards $100,000 to Texas libraries to improve access to their special or unique local collections and to make information about these resources available to people across the State. More than $600,000 has been awarded since 1995.

 

Name of Institution/Library : Name/Title of Individual completing survey : 1. Are you aware of the TexTreasures grant program? Yes No 2. Have you ever applied for one of these grants? Yes No 3. If yes, please rate your TexTreasures experience (1=lowest to 5=highest): Finding info about applying for the grant: 1 2 3 4 5 Application process (paperwork): 1 2 3 4 5 Feedback from review panel: 1 2 3 4 5 4. If you were a successful applicant, what did you do to publicize your TexTreasures grant project? Press releases Yes No Publish an article Yes No Presentation/Paper Yes No Notify state representative Yes No 5. Would you recommend a TexTreasures grant to a colleague? Yes No If not, why not?: 6. Does your library have any important or unique collections that have not been either organized, indexed, cataloged, digitized or microfilmed? Yes No 7. If #6 is yes, please tell us why: 8. If funding were available to make these materials accessible to others, what project would you request funding for and in what amount?: 9. If you were to recommend one thing to improve this program, what would it be?: