Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents?

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Very important (1) 248 75.2% 75.6% 75.6%
Rather important (2) 75 22.7% 22.9% 98.5%
Rather unimportant (3) 3 .9% .9% 99.4%
Totally unimportant (4) 2 .6% .6% 100.0%
Total 328 99.4% 100.0% Mean=1.27
Missing Don't know 2 .6%

Total 330 100.0%


Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Region

Central Europe w/o Germany Scandinavian countries New EU member states Mediterranean countries Germany UK and Ireland Total
Very important (1) 66.2% 81.8% 64.9% 78.9% 85.7% 89.2% 75.6%
45 27 50 45 48 33 248
Rather important (2) 30.9% 18.2% 33.8% 21.1% 10.7% 10.8% 22.9%
21 6 26 12 6 4 75
Rather unimportant (3) 2.9% .0% 1.3% .0% .0% .0% .9%
2 0 1 0 0 0 3
Totally unimportant (4) .0% .0% .0% .0% 3.6% .0% .6%
0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=68 N=33 N=77 N=57 N=56 N=37 N=328
(1.37) (1.18) (1.36) (1.21) (1.21) (1.11) (1.27)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 15.148
df 5
Asymp. Sig. .010

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Type of library

GRL NL UL Total
Very important (1) 67.3% 93.5% 75.0% 75.6%
33 29 186 248
Rather important (2) 28.6% 6.5% 23.8% 22.9%
14 2 59 75
Rather unimportant (3) 2.0% .0% .8% .9%
1 0 2 3
Totally unimportant (4) 2.0% .0% .4% .6%
1 0 1 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=49 N=31 N=248 N=328
(1.39) (1.06) (1.27) (1.27)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 7.494
df 2
Asymp. Sig. .024

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Number of bound volumes

Less than 350000 350000 to 700000 700001 to 1800000 More than 1800000 Total (Mean)
Very important (1) 70.4% 64.6% 80.5% 86.6% 75.6%
57 51 66 71 245
Rather important (2) 28.4% 31.6% 19.5% 12.2% 22.8%
23 25 16 10 74
Rather unimportant (3) .0% 2.5% .0% 1.2% .9%
0 2 0 1 3
Totally unimportant (4) 1.2% 1.3% .0% .0% .6%
1 1 0 0 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=81 N=79 N=82 N=82 N=324
(1.32) (1.41) (1.20) (1.15) (1.27)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 12.987
df 3
Asymp. Sig. .005

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Foundation of library

Before 1960 1960 to Present Total (Mean)
Very important (1) 75.7% 76.0% 75.8%
165 73 238
Rather important (2) 22.5% 22.9% 22.6%
49 22 71
Rather unimportant (3) 1.4% .0% 1.0%
3 0 3
Totally unimportant (4) .5% 1.0% .6%
1 1 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=218 N=96 N=314
(1.27) (1.26) (1.26)

Mann-Whitney U Test

Test Statistics
Mann-Whitney U 10468.500
Wilcoxon W 15124.500
Z -.079
Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) .937

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Position of respondent

Head of library/ Chief librarian Head of department Project manager Employee Total (Mean)
Very important (1) 76.1% 75.9% 74.1% 69.2% 75.3%
134 63 20 18 235
Rather important (2) 23.3% 19.3% 25.9% 30.8% 23.1%
41 16 7 8 72
Rather unimportant (3) .0% 3.6% .0% .0% 1.0%
0 3 0 0 3
Totally unimportant (4) .6% 1.2% .0% .0% .6%
1 1 0 0 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=176 N=83 N=27 N=26 N=312
(1.25) (1.30) (1.26) (1.31) (1.27)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square .471
df 3
Asymp. Sig. .925

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Background of respondent

Librarian Technician / IT Manager Scientist Total (Mean)
Very important (1) 77.4% 82.8% 68.5% 70.8% 75.3%
144 24 50 17 235
Rather important (2) 20.4% 17.2% 30.1% 29.2% 23.1%
38 5 22 7 72
Rather unimportant (3) 1.6% .0% .0% .0% 1.0%
3 0 0 0 3
Totally unimportant (4) .5% .0% 1.4% .0% .6%
1 0 1 0 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=186 N=29 N=73 N=24 N=312
(1.25) (1.17) (1.34) (1.29) (1.27)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 3.065
df 3
Asymp. Sig. .382

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Age of respondent

Under 31 31-40 years 41-50 years 51-60 years Over 60 Total (Mean)
Very important (1) 100.0% 66.7% 73.8% 77.4% 85.7% 75.5%
5 30 79 96 18 228
Rather important (2) .0% 31.1% 24.3% 21.8% 14.3% 23.2%
0 14 26 27 3 70
Rather unimportant (3) .0% .0% .9% .8% .0% .7%
0 0 1 1 0 2
Totally unimportant (4) .0% 2.2% .9% .0% .0% .7%
0 1 1 0 0 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=5 N=45 N=107 N=124 N=21 N=302
(1.00) (1.38) (1.29) (1.23) (1.14) (1.26)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 5.266
df 4
Asymp. Sig. .261

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * Q3 - Do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents to be an intrinsic task of your own library?

Yes No Don't know Total (Mean)
Very important (1) 80.1% 67.5% 61.1% 77.3%
193 27 11 231
Rather important (2) 19.5% 30.0% 38.9% 22.1%
47 12 7 66
Rather unimportant (3) .4% 2.5% .0% .7%
1 1 0 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=241 N=40 N=18 N=299
(1.20) (1.35) (1.39) (1.23)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 3.327
df 1
Asymp. Sig. .068

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * 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 (Mean)
Very important (1) 84.0% 75.0% 66.7% 76.3%
89 78 46 213
Rather important (2) 16.0% 25.0% 27.5% 22.2%
17 26 19 62
Rather unimportant (3) .0% .0% 2.9% .7%
0 0 2 2
Totally unimportant (4) .0% .0% 2.9% .7%
0 0 2 2
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=106 N=104 N=69 N=279
(1.16) (1.25) (1.42) (1.26)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 9.120
df 2
Asymp. Sig. .010

Q1 - Generally speaking, how important do you consider the long-term preservation of digital documents? * 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
Very important (1) 97.0% 73.1% 90.0% 83.2%
32 38 9 79
Rather important (2) 3.0% 26.9% 10.0% 16.8%
1 14 1 16
Rather unimportant (3) .0% .0% .0% .0%
0 0 0 0
Totally unimportant (4) .0% .0% .0% .0%
0 0 0 0
Total (Mean) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
N=33 N=52 N=10 N=95
(1.03) (1.27) (1.10) (1.17)

Kruskal Wallis Test

Test Statistics
Chi-Square 8.512
df 2
Asymp. Sig. .014