Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries?

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes 286 86.7% 90.8% 90.8%
No 29 8.8% 9.2% 100.0%
Total 315 95.5% 100.0%
Missing Don't know 15 4.5%

Total 330 100.0%


Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Region

Central Europe w/o Germany Scandinavian countries New EU member states Mediterranean countries Germany UK and Ireland Total
Yes 91.2% 96.7% 93.0% 84.2% 91.1% 90.9% 90.8%
62 29 66 48 51 30 286
No 8.8% 3.3% 7.0% 15.8% 8.9% 9.1% 9.2%
6 1 5 9 5 3 29
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=68 N=30 N=71 N=57 N=56 N=33 N=315

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.609(a) 5 .465
N of Valid Cases 315

a 2 cells (16.7%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.76.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Type of library

GRL NL UL Total
Yes 79.2% 96.6% 92.4% 90.8%
38 28 220 286
No 20.8% 3.4% 7.6% 9.2%
10 1 18 29
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=48 N=29 N=238 N=315

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 9.682(a) 2 .008
N of Valid Cases 315

a 2 cells (33.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.67.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Number of bound volumes

Less than 350000 350000 to 700000 700001 to 1800000 More than 1800000 Total
Yes 84.6% 88.0% 95.0% 94.9% 90.7%
66 66 76 75 283
No 15.4% 12.0% 5.0% 5.1% 9.3%
12 9 4 4 29
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=78 N=75 N=80 N=79 N=312

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 7.510(a) 3 .057
N of Valid Cases 312

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.97.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Foundation of library

Before 1960 1960 to Present Total
Yes 91.9% 88.2% 90.8%
193 82 275
No 8.1% 11.8% 9.2%
17 11 28
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=210 N=93 N=303

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.071(b) 1 .301

Fisher's Exact Test


.292 .204
N of Valid Cases 303



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 8.59.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Position of respondent

Head of library/ Chief librarian Head of department Project manager Employee Total
Yes 92.4% 92.2% 76.9% 88.0% 90.7%
159 71 20 22 272
No 7.6% 7.8% 23.1% 12.0% 9.3%
13 6 6 3 28
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=172 N=77 N=26 N=25 N=300

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 6.870(a) 3 .076
N of Valid Cases 300

a 2 cells (25.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.33.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Background of respondent

Librarian Technician / IT Manager Scientist Total
Yes 89.2% 96.3% 94.5% 83.3% 90.7%
157 26 69 20 272
No 10.8% 3.7% 5.5% 16.7% 9.3%
19 1 4 4 28
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=176 N=27 N=73 N=24 N=300

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 4.262(a) 3 .234
N of Valid Cases 300

a 2 cells (25.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 2.24.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Age of respondent

Under 31 31-40 years 41-50 years 51-60 years Over 60 Total
Yes 75.0% 88.6% 93.0% 89.3% 95.2% 90.7%
3 39 93 108 20 263
No 25.0% 11.4% 7.0% 10.7% 4.8% 9.3%
1 5 7 13 1 27
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=4 N=44 N=100 N=121 N=21 N=290

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.827(a) 4 .587
N of Valid Cases 290

a 4 cells (40.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .37.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Q3 - Do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of your own library?

Q3 - Do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of your own library?
Yes No Total
Yes 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
237 39 276
No .0% .0% .0%
0 0 0
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=237 N=39 N=276

Chi-Square Tests

Value
Pearson Chi-Square .(a)
N of Valid Cases 276
a No statistics are computed because Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? is a constant.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Q4 - Does your library already maintain a repository of digital documents?

Yes. Our digital repository is accessible online. Not yet, but there are plans to establish one. No, and there are no plans to establish one at present. Total
Yes 95.1% 92.2% 74.2% 89.2%
98 95 46 239
No 4.9% 7.8% 25.8% 10.8%
5 8 16 29
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=103 N=103 N=62 N=268

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 19.223(a) 2 .000
N of Valid Cases 268

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 6.71.

Q2 - Generally speaking, do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of libraries? * Q8 - How would you assess your digital repository in terms of technical, structural and organizational quality, compared to other libraries of a similar size?

Better Comparable to others Worse Total
Yes 90.9% 95.9% 100.0% 94.6%
30 47 10 87
No 9.1% 4.1% .0% 5.4%
3 2 0 5
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=33 N=49 N=10 N=92

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.608(a) 2 .448
N of Valid Cases 92

a 3 cells (50.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .54.