nmm 22 4500 ICPSR04265 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130521s2005 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR04265 MiAaI MiAaI A*CENSUS (Archival Census and Education Needs Survey in the United States), 2004 [electronic resource] Society of American Archivists , A*CENSUS Principal Research Consultant 2005-08-18 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2005 ICPSR 4265 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-21. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The A*CENSUS, the first comprehensive survey of individuals in the archival profession since 1982, was designed to collect baseline demographic data on archivists in the workforce in the United States, identify the knowledge and skills archivists need to do their jobs and adapt to future demands, and gauge the capacity of graduate and continuing education programs to deliver the necessary knowledge and skills. Detailed information was collected from all respondents in the following subject areas: basic demographic information (age, gender, race/ethnicity), employment (full/part-time, average hours per week, type of employer, years employed, functions), education (degrees, majors, years awarded), training and continuing education (sources, delivery formats and methods, support from employer for obtaining, barriers to obtaining, topical priorities), career paths (impetus for first archival job, careers prior to entering archival work, plans to leave archival work including retirement), professional association affiliation (membership in archival and other associations, support from employer for participation, impetus for joining), leadership/professional involvement (conference attendance, presentations, publications authored, teaching experience, leadership positions in archival and nonarchival organizations, strength of ties to archival profession), and issues of greatest importance. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04265.v1 archives icpsr associations icpsr career development icpsr career history icpsr census icpsr continuing education icpsr education costs icpsr educational assessment icpsr leadership icpsr management icpsr professional associations icpsr professional development icpsr records management icpsr student financial aid icpsr educational background icpsr educational needs icpsr employment icpsr historical records icpsr DATAPASS I. NDIIPP ICPSR I.A. Census Enumerations: Historical and Contemporary Population Characteristics, United States Society of American Archivists A*CENSUS Principal Research Consultant Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 4265 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04265.v1