Survey on user requirements for web archiving doi:10.34934/DVN/NHLLHP Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA 2025-05-23 2 Mechant, Peter, 2025, "Survey on user requirements for web archiving", https://doi.org/10.34934/DVN/NHLLHP, Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA, V2 Survey on user requirements for web archiving Results from the BelgicaWeb project doi:10.34934/DVN/NHLLHP Mechant, Peter Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA Mechant, Peter Mechant, Peter 2025-05-21 2025-05-23 Social Sciences user requirements social media archiving web archiving Other This report presents a study conducted to identify and map the specific user requirements for web and social media archives. Researchers, librarians, archivists, and other stakeholders who engage with these digital resources were the focus. The central research question is: “What are user requirements for web and social media archives?” The study aimed to understand the needs and practices of diverse user groups to optimize the usability and effectiveness of these archives. By gathering detailed feedback, the study sought to inform the development of tools, interfaces, and methodologies that align with user expectations and support effective research and analysis. A survey was launched to collect broader insights into user requirements (see survey text and survey results). This survey ran from October 9 2024 till January 13 2025. To maximize outreach and participation, the survey was distributed through a variety of targeted channels. It was shared with an expert panel via Teams and email, as well as with contacts from the BESOCIAL and PROMISE projects. The survey link was included in the KBR newsletter and shared through relevant mailing lists such as IIPC, JISC, RESAW, and IFLA. It was also promoted within digital humanities communities, including DH Benelux and the DH Early Career Researcher Virtual Discussion Group. A temporary pop-up was added to the KBR website and catalogue to attract visitors organically. Additionally, the survey was promoted on social media channels of KBR and partner institutions, and efforts were made to engage organisers of the Praktijknetwerk Sociale Media Archiveren and researchers at UCLouvain to support further distribution. The survey explored four key areas: content selection, search interface functionalities, API access, and content enrichment, while also collecting basic demographic information and details on respondents’ experience with web archives. This multi-channel dissemination strategy ensured diverse participation, including researchers, librarians, and professionals from libraries, archives, and heritage institutions. <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a> (CC-BY). ANNEX III Outline workshop Praktijknetwerk.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document ANNEX II Presentation workshop DH Benelux.pptx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation ANNEX I Outline workshop DH Benelux.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document ANNEX IV Presentation workshop Praktijknetwerk.pptx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation ANNEX IX MoSCoW User Requirements.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet ANNEX VII Search interface analysis.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document ANNEX VI Survey results.xlsx survey results application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet ANNEX V Survey questions.docx survey questions application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Report BELGICAWEB Survey on User Requirements for Web Archiving.docx Friedel Geeraert, Christina Vandendyck, Eveline Vlassenroot. (July 2025). Deliverable 2.1.1 Report on technical and functional requirements based on researcher needs, state of the art of access to born-digital collections and analysis of KBR technical infrastructure & Deliverable 3.1.1 Report on technical and functional requirements based on researcher needs and state of the art of data enrichment application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document