Survey on Conference Recording Service among the Institutions of the Leibniz Association

In order to determine the demand for a conference recording service within the Leibniz Association, a survey was conducted (using the LimeSurvey software) among all Leibniz institutions (except TIB) from 12 to 24 March 2018. Of the 92 institutions surveyed, 68 took part in the survey (73%), of which 43 completed the survey in full (47%). Only the latter results were taken into account for the evaluation. The participants of the survey come from all 5 sections, with the most participants from section A (35%) and the least from section E (9%). All respondents stated that they organize or host at least 1-2 events per year, while 35% organize or host 3-5 events and a relative majority of 42% organizes or hosts more than 5 events a year. There are talks at all events and a vast majority of 86% stated that there are on average up to 30 talks at each of their events. 42% of the respondents stated that they already recorded events in the past, while 54% did not. However, the comments showed that most institutes had only very occasionally produced recordings and in some cases only audio recordings. Therefore, an enormous majority of 77% stated that they were interested in a Leibniz conference recording service with only 14% stating that they were not interested. The remaining 9% did not answer the question or commented that their interest would depend on the exact conditions of the service. We conclude from this survey that there is a very great potential and an enormous demand for LeiCord within the Leibniz Association. We estimate from the results that all Leibniz institutes together host and organize about 350-500 events annually with a total of about seven to ten thousand talks. With more than three quarters of the respondents being interested in a conference recording service this represents an enormous treasure trove of scientific communication that can be opened to a larger audience.

为评估莱布尼茨学会（Leibniz Association）内部对会议录制服务的需求，研究团队于2018年3月12日至24日期间，采用LimeSurvey软件面向除TIB外的所有莱布尼茨成员机构开展问卷调查。本次共向92家机构发放问卷，最终68家机构参与调研（参与率73%），其中43家完成全部问卷（完成率47%），本次评估仅纳入完成全部问卷的调研结果。
参与调研的机构覆盖全部5个学部，其中A学部参与占比最高（35%），E学部参与占比最低（9%）。所有受访者均表示其所在机构每年至少举办1-2场活动，35%的机构每年举办3-5场活动，另有占比42%的机构为相对多数，每年举办5场以上活动。所有活动均设置学术报告环节，高达86%的受访者表示，其机构每场活动的平均报告场次不超过30场。
42%的受访者表示其机构过往曾录制过活动，54%的受访者则表示未曾录制。但反馈评论显示，多数机构仅偶尔开展活动录制工作，部分机构仅录制音频内容。尽管如此，仍有高达77%的受访者表示对莱布尼茨会议录制服务抱有兴趣，仅14%的受访者表示无兴趣，剩余9%的受访者未答复该问题，或表示其兴趣程度取决于该服务的具体细则。
基于本次调研结果，我们认为莱布尼茨学会内部对LeiCord服务存在极大的发展潜力与旺盛需求。根据调研结果估算，莱布尼茨全体成员机构每年合计举办约350-500场活动，累计学术报告场次约7000至10000场。超四分之三的受访者对会议录制服务抱有兴趣，这意味着海量学术交流内容可通过该服务面向更广泛的受众群体开放，堪称一座待发掘的学术传播宝库。