>
> With apologies for cross-posting. Forwarded to the list on
> behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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>
> Dear Resourcenews,
>
> DCMS have asked me to pass on details of a number of
> important research reports just added to the Culture Online
> website. The reports cover work with a number of focus
> groups, an Omnibus survey and an evaluation of 5 cultural
> internet websites. The reports can be found online at
> http://www.cultureonline.gov.uk/html/intro/intro05.html
>
> Currently most of the reports are in PDF format, but DCMS
> will be looking at enabling these reports to be made
> available in a more accessible HTML format.
>
> The text on the page is as follows:-
>
> Next steps
> Funding
> DCMS has carried out a full economic options
> appraisal, addressing in more depth the issues raised in the
> vision, refining it and suggesting a range of viable options.
> We have produced a full business case for Culture Online,
> which formed the basis of a bid to the Capital Modernisation
> Fund. We hope to make an announcement very soon.
>
> Research
> We have carried out a wide range of research to
> inform the business case, into children's and adults'
> participation in arts and culture, and the educational
> potential for digitised cultural material.
>
> A number of discussion groups were held for school
> children ranging from key stage 2 to A-level, together with
> groups of primary and secondary school teachers, and adults
> with an interest in arts and culture. These took place in
> different venues in England. We found that both children and
> adults believe that interactive digital resources enhance and
> improve learning. The findings from the discussion groups are
> available here (PDF 138kb).
>
> We included questions in an Omnibus survey on the
> interest in and use of arts and culture - both digital and
> actual. The survey found that even those people who do not
> take part in the arts or attend cultural events would be
> interested in participating digitally. A summary of results
> is available here (PDF 61kb) and the full data for England is
> available here (PDF 23kb).
>
> The websites of five cultural organisations hosted a
> web-survey on the use of cultural internet sites. These
> showed that visiting websites was closely related to making
> physical visits to the organisations, but that people were
> keen to engage more deeply. The results of the web-survey are
> available here, and the data relating to each institution is
> anonymous.
>
David Dawson
Senior ICT Adviser
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
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