The following findings are based on research conducted within EU-CHIC Work Package 4, whose main
objectives were to identify and evaluate existing methods, tools and techniques (MTTs) used for data collection on
European cultural heritage. Building upon the work carried out during the work package, criteria and indicators were
developed to assess the various MTTs currently been applied European wide. These allowed an analysis of the scope of
information to be obtained by an individual MTT, the MTT’s key users, and the existence of standards for the use of an
MTT. In addition, the efficiency of individual MTTs was determined, based on a set of criteria to measure their overall
‘level of difficulty’ in terms of time, financial resources and knowledge. Such an approach enabled the compilation of a
ranking in terms of efficiency which has marked an important step towards integrating MTTs into the framework of the
EU-CHIC identity card
