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Survey on digital preservation networks 2026

Invitation to fill in the questionnaire „nestor Survey on digital preservation networks 2026“

  • Aim and Purpose of the Survey

This survey is the second follow-up survey that aims at augmenting transparency and knowledge about communities being active in the field of digital preservation. We publish all data anonymized and evaluated as a study in PDF format. Furthermore only the data from institutions that agree, will be published as “nestor Community Profiles” (pdf-files) and will be used as content for the “Digital Preservation Community Search” (database with a search functionality).

  • The Survey and how you can prepare your entries for the online form 

The survey contains 40 questions. Completing the online questionnaire will take approximately 20 to 25 minutes.

For your convenience we created a pdf-file that you can use as a sort of preview of the survey form. It’s linked here https://wiki.dnb.de/x/46nqE

In the course of the previous survey, many communities have agreed to the publication of their profiles on the nestor website (see nestor - nestor Community Survey please scroll to the bottom). These communities can check whether they need to update their data for the 2026 survey or enter it as it is. 
Please bear in mind that we require only one complete questionnaire per community / network. Please communicate this to your network and ensure, that only one questionnaire is submitted as the “official” version from your community.

  • Who conducts the Survey?

The survey is conducted by nestor e.V. c/o German National Library, the German-speaking network for digital preservation and its Community Survey WG consisting of the following institutions:

Göttingen  State and University Library https://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/en/
TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library https://www.tib.eu/en/tib/profile
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ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics https://www.zbw.eu/en/

ZBW lead manages the survey. In case of questions regarding the survey or the survey tool, please contact VL-nestor@dnb.de.

  • Which data will be published?

Any data you enter will only be published anonymously on the internet. Institutions that wish to participate in the “nestor Community Profiles” and the new “Digital Preservation Community Search” can express their interest at the end of the questionnaire.

  • How long will these data be stored and published?

The anonymized data will be used permanently for the above-mentioned purposes. Data concerning the institutions in the “nestor Community Profiles” and the “Digital Preservation Community Search” will remain permanently in open access, unless you request its withdrawal. Data relating to individuals (contact details) will be deleted after five years or earlier if updates render the data invalid.

Thank you for your support!

Privacy policy

The purpose of this survey is to create knowledge and transparency concerning digital preservation Communities. The survey will be conducted in cooperation with DNB, SUB Göttingen, TIB and ZBW as part of the the nestor working group Community Survey.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary and will only be processed with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time during the survey by closing the browser and ending the survey.

Names or addresses of natural persons will not be recorded in the survey and your answers are analysed anonymously. In the survey you can voluntarily enter the name and contact information of a person, we can contact in case of questions.

The name of the community is an obligatory information since we must be able to identify double entries.

The personal data requested will be used for the evaluation of the survey only and without creating a personal profile. If you consent we will create a profile of the community without profiling personal data.

The data will be anonymised before publication. That means that your answers cannot be identified.

All entries are voluntary and can be left unanswered with the exception of question no. 1.

The current status of your responses will be stored in a cookie to let you continue the survey later. You can delete the cookies in the settings of your browser if you like.

All responses and data will be kept strictly confidential.

The survey data will be collected by the employees of the ZBW and will be analysed and anonymised in cooperation with DNB, SUB Göttingen and TIB.

The anonymised survey data will be stored for ever.

Further information on data protection, in particular on your rights and contact options, can be found at: https://www.dnb.de/EN/Service/Datenschutz/datenschutz_node.html and at https://www.zbw.eu/en/data-protection

 

 
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