Recent relevant reports have been reviewed in order to assist the development of a statistical framework for measuring the progress in digitisation of cultural materials.  This desk research is summarised in a report by Zinaida Manzuch, and the bibliography to which it refers is as follows:

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AMICO member museum technology survey [online]. 2003. Available http://members.amico.org/docs/amico.techsrvrslts.pdf

2. ASERL survey of member digitization activities/collections [online]. November 2003. Available http://www.aserl.org/projects/digitization/ASERL_Digitization_Survey-Digitization_Mgrs.pdf

3. Assessment of end-user needs in IMLS-funded digitization projects [online]. 2003 Available http://www.imls.gov/pdf/userneedsassessment.pdf

4. Astle, Peter J. and Muir, Adrienne. Digitization and preservation in public libraries and archives. In Journal of librarianship and information science [online]. 2002, vol. 34, no. 2, p. 67-79. Available SAGE Publications.

5. Bültmann, Barbara; Hardy, Rachel; Muir, Adrienne; Wictor, Clara. Digitised Content in the UK Research Library and Archives Sector [online]. November 2005. Available http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/JISC-Digi-in-UK-FULL-v1-final.pdf

6. CENL/EDLproject digitization survey. 2007 [unpublished].

7. Digital Material in European National Archives [online]. European Board of National Archives. 2006 November. Available http://www.narc.fi/EBNA/docs/EBNA-digireport.pdf

8. Digitalisierung und Erhalt von Digitalisaten in deutschen Museen. Dirk Witthaut. Unter Mitarbeit von Andrea Zierer, Arno Dettmers, Stefan Rohde-Enslin. - Frankfurt am Main : nestor c/o Die Deutsche Bibliothek, 2005. IV, 116 S. : graph. Darst. http://www.langzeitarchivierung.de/downloads/mat/nestor_mat_02.pdf

9. DLF-Aquifer services institutional survey report: Aquifer services working group report on the institutional user-services survey results [online]. 9 March 2006. Available http://www.diglib.org/aquifer/SWGisrfinal.pdf

10. Dorner, Daniel D.; Chawner, Brenda; Searle, Samantha. Creating a digital Babylon? Results of a survey of digitization activities in New Zealand [online]. May 2002. Available http://www.natlib.govt.nz/downloads/Survey_of_digitisation_in_New_Zealand_2002.pdf

11. EMII European standards survey [online]. 2000. Available http://www.emii.org/map/ques02.htm#1_5 (questionnaire form); source data http://www.emii.org/map/source.htm; analysis http://www.emii.org/map/dk.htm

12. Garnett, Tom; Gwinn, Nancy E. Preservation and digitization - natural partners? [online]. 23 August 2001. Available http://www.ifla.org/VII/s19/conf/consws01.html

13. Haan, Jos de; Mast Renée; Varekamp, Marleen; Janssen, Susanne. Visit out site: a digitisation of culture [online summary]. 05/04/2007. Available http://www.scp.nl/english/publications/summaries/9789037702965.html, in Dutch http://scp.nl/publicaties/boeken/9037702902/Bezoek_onze_site.pdf

14. IFLA/UNESCO survey on digitization and preservation [online]. Compiled by Richard Ebdon and Sara Gould under the direction of Marie-Thérèse Varlamoff. 1999. Available http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/2172/11715367541Survey.doc/Survey.doc

15. Information technology in Canadian museums: a survey by Canadian Heritage Information Network [online] 2001. Available http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Pdf/Reference_Library/Information_Technology/it_survey_report.pdf

16. Kahl, Chad M.; Williams, Sarah C. Accessing digital libraries: a study of ARL members` digital projects. In The journal of academic librarianship [online]. 2006, vol. 32, issue 4, p. 364-369. Available ScienceDirect.

17. Klijn, Edwin; Lusenet, Yola de. In the picture: preservation and digitization of European photographic materials [online]. Amsterdam, 2000. Available http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/PUBL/pdf/885.pdf

18. Manþuch, Zinaida; Pernaravièiûtë, Jurgita. Lithuania. In Coordinating digitisation in Europe [online]. Progress report of the National Representatives Group. 2006. Available http://www.minervaeurope.org/publications/globalreport/globalrepdf06/Lithuania.pdf

19. Mugridge, Rebecca L. Managing digitization activities. 2006 September. Available [summary only] http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/spec294web.pdf

20. An open and interoperable platform for the observation and evaluation (benchmarking) of digitization projects. case study: 1st benchmarking practice in Greece [online]. D. K. Tsolis, E. G. Karatzas, D. A. Koutsomitropoulos, V. C. Dourdounis and T. S. Papatheodorou. 2002. Available http://www.hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr/viografika/kotsomit/pubs/cr93_en.pdf; http://www.benchmarking.gr/index.php?module=bench1&op=report

21. Preservation and digitization plans: PrestoSpace questionnaire [online]. March 2004. Available http://www.prestospace.org/questionnaire/index.php?sid=3

22. Rosen, Mitchell; Frey, Franziska. RIT Survey of American Museums on Digital Imaging for Direct Capture of Artwork [online]. April 2005. Available http://www.cis.rit.edu/museumSurvey/documents/surveyAnalysisReport.pdf

23. Statistische Gesamterhebung an den Museen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland [online]. Berlin 2006. Available http://museum.zib.de/ifm/mat60.pdf

24. Status of technology and digitization in the nation`s museums and libraries [online]. IMLS. January 2006. Available http://www.imls.gov/resources/TechDig05/Technology%2BDigitization.pdf

25. A study into the key needs of collecting institutions in the heritage sector [online]. Final Report 1 May 2002, Faculty of Arts, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia & the Pacific, Deakin University . Available http://sector.amol.org.au/__data/page/183/keyneeds.doc

26. A study of business models sustaining the development of digital cultural content [online]. Wall Communications Inc. 4 June 2002. Available http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/pcce-ccop/reana/model-study.pdf

27. Tanner, Simon; Deegan, Marylin. Exloring charging models for digital cultural heritage: digital image resource cost efficiency and income generation compared with analog resources [online]. June 2002. Available http://heds.herts.ac.uk/mellon/HEDS_charging_models.pdf

28. TAPE survey factsheet [online]. 2005. Available http://www.tape-online.net/docs/Tape_survey_factsheet.pdf

29. Towards a learning nation: the digital contribution [online]. Recommendations Proposed by the Federal Task Force on Digitization. 31 December 1997. Available http://www.collectionscanada.ca/8/3/r3-407-e.html

30. 2006 digitization survey final report [online]. Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). 2006 October. Available http://www.metro.org/images/stories/pdfs/2006_digsurveyreport.pdf

31. Williams, Esther B. Digital community services: pacific libraries and archives. Future prospects and responsibilities [online]. A report. September 2002. Available http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/6607/10395389010williams.pdf/williams.pdf

32.  Zuraidah Abd Manaf. The state of digitisation initiatives by cultural institutions in Malaysia: an exploratory survey. In Library review, 2007, vol. 56, no.1, pp. 45-60.

The opinions expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.