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Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites Piotr Ryszewski

Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites Piotr Ryszewski The International Centre for Information Management Systems and Services ICIMSS. German 147.000, Belarusian 47.000, Ukrainian 27.000, Romany 12.000, Lemkan 5,800, Lithuanian 5,600,.

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Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites Piotr Ryszewski

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  1. Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites Piotr Ryszewski The International Centre for Information Management Systems and Services ICIMSS

  2. German 147.000, Belarusian 47.000, Ukrainian 27.000, Romany 12.000, Lemkan 5,800, Lithuanian 5,600, Russian 3,200, Slovak 1,700, Jewish 1.000, Tatar 447, Czech 386, Armenian 262 people. Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites Ethnick Minorities in Poland

  3. Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Some statistics: • 33 632 libraries: 1180 research, 8700 public, 20879 schools, 350 pedagogical, 2523 special, • 196 archives, • 665 museums, • 281 galleries.

  4. Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Identified 1460 cultural institutions’ websites: - 50 research libraries, - about 800 public libraries, - 44 archives, - about 500 museums, - 66 galleries.

  5. Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Multilingual websites Museums – 60, 40 websites in English version only, 20 websites created in more than one language apart English: German – 20, French – 5, Italian – 1.

  6. Multiliguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Multilingual websites Archives – 13, 8 websites in English only, 1 website in German only, 4 websites in more than one language apart English – French, German, Ukrainian and Russian.

  7. Multiliguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Multilingual websites Galleries – 17, 13 websites in English only, 4 websites in more than one language apart English: German – 4, Czech and Spanish – 1.

  8. Multiliguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Multilingual websites Libraries – 28, 24 websites in English only, 4 websites in more than one language apart English: German – 2, French and Russian – 1.

  9. Multiliguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Percentage of information from the websites translated into foreign language • Museums –80%, • Archives – 60%, • Galleries – 60%, • Libraries – 70%.

  10. Multiliguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Search mechanism - 10 libraries, - 1 museum, - archive.

  11. Multiliguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Conclusions: • 1460 Polish cultural institutions have websites, but only 118 have foreign versions of their websites – it is 7% only, • Most of the institutions is not prepared for contacts with partners from other countries,

  12. Multilinguality of Polish Cultural Institutions’ Websites • Most of multilingual websites are in English, because this is the most popular foreign language in Poland, - In a new situation when Poland is a part of the European Union we should underline the value of virtual communication and a promotional power that the well prepared website offers.

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