Purpose:
Sought to gain insight into issues surrounding the preservation of digital research data; investigated amount of data stored by researchers in Europe in 2008 or 2009 and amounts projected two and five years into the future
Method:
Data was obtained from a question in a larger survey designed to gain insight into infrastructure needed for digital preservation
Notes:
Discovery: survey asked how respondents found new information on their research topic (p.21)
Knowledge: Reuse: Asked about reasons for preservation. Reasons included allowing for re-analysis. Survey shows importance of re-analysis by discipline (p.24)