User-created content is an integral part of the online experience. From slideshows on Flickr to articles on Wikipedia, from discussions on Twitter to cat videos on YouTube, millions of users produce and disseminate new content every day. Very often this micro-production takes place outside of institutions but some successful pioneers have shown that user-created content can become a valuable resource for galleries, libraries, archives and museums.
We are interested in finding out how important user-created content is for our sector and we are sure that you are too. What we would like to explore is how user-created content circulates in the culture heritage sector. Who uses it and how? Who doesn't use it and why not? What can we learn from each other and what kind of services could the Europeana Network offer to turn user-created content into true assets for its stakeholders? The Europeana Network Task Force on User-Generated Content would like to find out, but we can only do so with your help! If you are curious to know how important user-created content is for the GLAM community then please complete our survey until the 28th of May. It only takes 8 minutes and we will share the results with you this autumn on the LinkedIn page of the Europeana Network, the Europeana Pro Blog and during the annual general meeting of the Europeana Network: http://goo.gl/8CEig For further information about our task force and its mission please visit http://pro.europeana.eu/network/task-forces/overview The members of the Europeana Network Task Force on User-Generated Content, Ad Poll? Christian Bajomi Christine Sauter Johan Oomen Lars Wieneke (chair) Marie-H?l?ne Serra M?rta Molin Nikolaos Maniatis Susan Hazan (chair)
