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I agree. In the non-test version I added a question after Q4 "In which country is your organization located?" Andrea > -----Original Message----- > From: The NDSA Standards working group list [mailto:NDSA- > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jones, Jimi > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:55 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [NDSA-STANDARDS] FW: Publication: DigCurV Report on Survey > of Training Needs in Digital Preservation and Curation > > I agree with John. I think it could be valuable to know where our > respondents' institutions are in the world. > > Jimi > > -----Original Message----- > From: The NDSA Standards working group list [mailto:NDSA- > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Spencer > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:40 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [NDSA-STANDARDS] FW: Publication: DigCurV Report on Survey > of Training Needs in Digital Preservation and Curation > > I think location knowledge would be helpful. I'm assuming the majority > of our responses will come within the US, but it is only one more > question, and would only add about 5 seconds to the survey. > > John > > On May 22, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Goethals, Andrea wrote: > > > In case you all haven't seen - here's a survey related to ours. Among > other things they ask about the number of digital preservation staff > (bulk of the values were between 1 and 5). They also ask questions > about hiring new digital preservation staff, training existing staff > and the importance of particular skills. It will be interesting to > compare some of our results with theirs. > > > > The majority of their responses (81.3%) came from Europe. Currently > we are not asking where the organization is geographically located. > Should we? I have seen that the Qualtrics analysis lets you filter and > drill down on responses based on response values. For example, we could > produce reports that show only the responses from a particular type of > organization, or compare responses based on how much content they are > preserving. I wonder if knowing the location of the organization would > be helpful in the analysis. > > > > Andrea > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Strathmann, Stefan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:59 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [Digipres] Publication: DigCurV Report on Survey of Training > > Needs in Digital Preservation and Curation > > > > ***apologies for crossposting*** > > > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > Last year, the EU project Digital Curation Vocational Education > Europe > > (DigCurV) conducted a survey on the training needs in digital > curation > > and preservation. > > > > We are pleased to announce that the survey report is now available on > > the DigCurV website: > > <http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/Resources/Report-and-analysis- > on- > > the-tra > > ining-needs-survey> > > > > Thanks to the input of 454 survey participants, there was a broad > > basis for analysis. The report presents the results of the survey on > > training needs as well as the outcomes of a series of focus groups on > > the same topic and of an analysis of job advertisements for positions > in the field. > > Our research indicates that a great majority of organisations in the > > cultural heritage and education sectors are facing the challenge of > > digital preservation. However, there is a lack of qualified staff as > > well as a lack of training offers for existing staff in the area. The > > need for training is urgent with regard to digital > > preservation-specific as well as to general skills and competences. > > > > The great demand for training in digital preservation and curation, > > which is suggested by our findings, calls for increased efforts in > the > > development and extension of respective training measures. > > > > The report on the survey of training needs together with the report > on > > the DigCurV baseline survey on training opportunities and the DigCurV > > evaluation framework will be used as a background for developing a > > curriculum framework for vocational education and training in the > field. > > You can find more information about the activities of DigCurV on the > > project > > website: <http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/About> > > > > We thank all survey participants once more for their assistance, it > is > > much appreciated! > > > > With best regards, > > Stefan Strathmann and Claudia Engelhardt > > > > -- > > Stefan Strathmann > > Research and Development Department (RDD) Goettingen State and > > University Library Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen Papendiek 14, > > 37073 Goettingen Germany > > > > Phone: +49 551 39 7806 > > Fax: +49 551 39 3856 > > > > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ > > > > ############################ > > > > To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: > > write to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > or click the following link: > > http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA- > DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA > > -STANDARDS&A=1 > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: > write to: mailto:NDSA-STANDARDS-SIGNOFF- > [log in to unmask] > or click the following link: > http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA- > STANDARDS&A=1 > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: > write to: mailto:NDSA-STANDARDS-SIGNOFF- > [log in to unmask] > or click the following link: > http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA- > STANDARDS&A=1 ############################ To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-STANDARDS&A=1