[Air-L] Web Archives - Researcher Skills & Tools Survey

[Michael Kurzmeier]

Dear All,



We would be most grateful if you would consider participating in this anonymous survey and sharing this email with colleagues to which you are associated, for their interest to participate also. The “Web Archives: Researcher Skills & Tools” survey, led by Sharon Healy (PhD Candidate at the Maynooth University in Ireland and the co-organiser of the EWA conference https://ewaconference.com/ ), is the first part of a larger Web Archive Researcher/Skills Analysis study conducted within WARCnet<https://cc.au.dk/en/warcnet/> (Web ARChive studies network researching web domains and events).




The study seeks participation from archivists, librarians, curators, information managers, scholars, researchers, students, historians, library patrons, and members of the public. The survey aims to identify, and document skills and knowledge required to achieve a range of different research goals within web archiving, and for the use of the archived web for research. Please note, it is equally important to attain participation from respondents who are novice users, as it is to attain responses from regular or experienced users.

This study will take approximately 15 minutes to fill out. Completion of the survey is voluntary, and participants can withdraw at any time. If you decide to participate, it is important that you fully understand what is required. Please see attached a copy of the Information Sheet (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lp4bQPZcjsTIGlkJixqqsQ64CzgGveSY/view?usp=sharing) which contains more information about the requirements and how the data will be collected, managed, and used.


To participate in the survey, please click here: https://maynoothuniversity.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/warst-survey-2021

If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Sharon.Healy at mu.ie<mailto:Sharon.Healy at mu.ie>.

Thank you,


Michael Kurzmeier
PhD Candidate Digital Humanities, IRC PG Scholar
Media Studies / Centre for Digital Humanities