Project no. 507083 MINERVAPLUS Ministerial NETWORK for Valorising Activities in digitisation PLUS Coordination Action Thematic Priority: Technology-enhanced learning and access to cultural heritage DRAFT Deliverable D6: Final Plan for using and disseminating knowledge and raise public participation and awareness Report on inventories and multilingualism issues: Multilingualism and Thesaurus Due date of deliverable: 31st December 2005 Actual submission date: 31st December 2005 Start date of project: 1 February 2004 Duration: 24 months Organisation name of lead contractor for this deliverable: OSZK National Széchényi Library Revision 1 Project co-funded by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006) Dissemination level PU Public PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) X CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) Contents Acknowledgements..............................................................................................................................4 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................6 1.1 FOREWORD.........................................................................................................................6 1.2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .....................................................................................................10 1.3 INTRODUCTION – ABOUT THE SURVEY..............................................................................10 1.4 DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................................12 2. Country reports.........................................................................................................................15 2.1 CZECH REPUBLIC .............................................................................................................15 2.1.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................15 2.1.2 The survey in the Czech Republic.......................................................................15 2.1.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................17 2.2 ESTONIA...........................................................................................................................18 2.2.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................18 2.2.2 The survey in Estonia..........................................................................................18 2.2.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................20 2.3 FRANCE............................................................................................................................21 2.3.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................21 2.3.2 The survey in France...........................................................................................27 2.3.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................29 2.4 GERMANY ........................................................................................................................35 2.4.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................35 2.4.2 The Survey in Germany ......................................................................................35 2.4.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................36 2.5 GREECE............................................................................................................................39 2.5.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................39 2.5.2 The Survey in Greece..........................................................................................39 2.5.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................40 2.6 HUNGARY ........................................................................................................................42 2.6.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................42 2.6.2 The Survey in Hungary .......................................................................................42 2.6.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................43 2.7 IRELAND...........................................................................................................................44 2.7.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................44 2.7.2 The Survey in Ireland..........................................................................................44 2.7.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................44 2.8 ISRAEL .............................................................................................................................45 2.8.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................45 2.8.2 The Survey in Israel ............................................................................................45 2.8.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................48 2.9 ITALY ...............................................................................................................................49 2.9.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................49 2.9.2 The survey in Italy...............................................................................................49 2.9.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................50 2.10 LATVIA ............................................................................................................................52 2.10.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................52 2.10.2 The Survey in Latvia...........................................................................................53 2.10.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................53 2.11 MALTA.............................................................................................................................55 2.11.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................55 MinervaPLUS – Ministerial Network for valorising activities in digitisation PLUS Deliverable D6 Page 2 2.11.2 The Survey in Malta............................................................................................55 2.11.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................56 2.12 THE NETHERLANDS..........................................................................................................56 2.12.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................56 2.12.2 The survey in the Netherlands.............................................................................57 2.12.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................58 2.13. NORWAY ..........................................................................................................................60 2.13.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................60 2.13.2 The Survey in Norway ........................................................................................62 2.14 POLAND ...........................................................................................................................63 2.14.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................63 2.14.2 The Survey in Poland ..........................................................................................63 2.14.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................64 2.14.4 Summary and conclusion ....................................................................................65 2.15 RUSSIAN FEDERATION......................................................................................................66 2.15.1 Population and Languages spoken.......................................................................66 2.15.2 The survey in Russian Federation .......................................................................66 2.15.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies used .........................................................67 2.16 SLOVAK REPUBLIC...........................................................................................................69 2.16.1 Population and Languages spoken ......................................................................69 2.16.2 The survey in Slovak Republic ...........................................................................69 2.16.3 Thesauri and controlled vocabularies