Multilingualism in Eurostat publications Dissemination Working Group Agenda Point 11 16/11/2016 ESTAT.B4 – P. Wolff
Overview - Aim and background - Impact: (1) Total number of visits (2) Comparison between languages (3) Topics of interest - Conclusions
The aim: Assess the impact of the dissemination by Eurostat of Statistics Explained articles in languages other than English
Background All YBK / RYB articles in EN, DE, FR 20 articles (17 YBK, 3 RYB) released annually in 22 languages EN first, then translation (2-3 months delay) Observation period: 1 year
Impact: Number of visits
Impact: Number of visits per article More than 30K: 13 articles EN: 10; ES, FR, IT:1 10-30K: 36 articles EN, ES: 8; PL: 6; IT: 5; DE: 3; BG, FR, LT, PT, RO and SV: 1 5-10K: 54 articles 1-5K: 190 articles Less than 1K: 147 articles
Impact: Number of articles in Top 3
Impact: Number of articles in Bottom 3
Different topics of interest
Conclusions Readership beyond English DE and FR working languages LT, SL, SK and HR in particular Review of multilingual articles Eurostat should somehow continue this effort Production beyond working languages is risky Lack of control on some languages No extension with current resources Further development Interest by NSIs to support this effort?
Any questions?