Surveys

This year (2012) the EU-funded and supported ENUMERATE network caried out a short survey across Europe.

The ENUMERATE Core Survey was online from February 1st to March 31st.

The deadline to respond to the ENUMERATE Core Survey has now expired.

The ENUMERATE Team wishes to thank all respondents for having participated in this large scale research project!

More than 2500 institutions participated in the survey and the number of valid reponses probably lies somewhere between 1650 and 2200.

The survey will be repeated in 2014 and afterwards.

The survey has gathered data about the:

• Digitisation of collections;
• Costs of digitisation efforts;
• Access to digitised heritage collections;
• Preservation of digital heritage materials.

Data are now being statistically analysed.

The aggregated results of the survey will be given back to the cultural heritage sector via an open data platform. What respondents get in return for participating in the survey - apart from the immediate insight they have gained from answering the questions - is the option to compare key performance indicators for their institution with aggregated data obtained from institutions in their country and the EU as a whole.