Planning for future surveys. The time period separating the two ENUMERATE Core Surveys was about 18 months. The ideal period covered by data collection efforts would be one year. This is in line with most internationally agreed practices. This framework proposes to relate any question about activities over an extended time span to the period, usually the year, covered by the last annual report. For the time being, for pragmatic reasons, this Framework proposes to opt for a two-year interval of analyses. The outcomes of any partial survey effort should relate to this timetable. Additional information and recommendations about continuation of the ENUMERATE Framework through new surveys can be found in the ENUMERATE Deliverable D4.8: Business Plan and Sustainability Strategy. 4 RECOMMENDATIONS The monitoring of the growth, cost, use and sustainability of digital collections is an intricate process of relating the local interests of the heritage institutions to the global perspectives sought by governments and overarching associations and organisations. Recommendations should be targeted at the appropriate audience. Below the main recommendations from the ENUMERATE initiative are listed. For the sake of clarity two classes of stakeholders will be considered:
Planning for future surveys. The time period separating the two ENUMERATE Core Surveys was about 18 months. The ideal period covered by data collection efforts would be one year. This is in line with most internationally agreed practices. This framework proposes to relate any question about activities over an extended time span to the period, usually the year, covered by the last annual report. For the time being, for pragmatic reasons, this Framework proposes to opt for a two-year interval of analyses. The outcomes of any partial survey effort should relate to this timetable.
