Study title

National User Survey of Finnish University Libraries 2010

Dataset ID Number

FSD2804

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2804
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2804

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• National Library of Finland. National Library Network Services

Abstract

The survey investigated user perceptions of university libraries in Finland. Main themes included types of library use, library collections, electronic library resources and other services provided, as well as the perceived impact of the services.

First, the respondents were asked how often they visited the library they were evaluating, what they normally did when visiting the library, and which library services and electronic resources they used. Views were probed on the library as a service environment, library collections, electronic library services, and guidance provided for information seeking. The respondents were asked how well the library had succeeded as a whole in providing services. The ways in which the library services had benefited their work, studies or other activities were also explored.

Background variables included the library evaluated, the respondent's gender, age, student or staff group, and discipline/field.

Keywords

educational libraries; information retrieval; information users; information/library resources; library facilities; library services

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

National User Surveys of Finnish Libraries

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• National Library of Finland. National Library Network Services

Time Period Covered

2010

Collection Dates

2010-03-01 – 2010-04-11

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Users of Finnish university libraries

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

University libraries were provided with a link to the online questionnaire which they then could publish on their own website and on the website of the university. Libraries informed their users about the survey each in their own way.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, all open-ended variables were removed from the data during archiving.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

National Library of Finland: National User Survey of Finnish University Libraries 2010 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2804

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Yliopistokirjastojen kansallinen käyttäjäkysely 2010 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Kansalliskirjasto. http://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/attachments/5zeol7ZX9/5piPWZjyv/Files/CurrentFile/Yo_yhteenveto_2010.pdf [viitattu 24.9.2013]

Erkkilä, Miika (2015). Korkeakoulukirjastoverkot rakennemuutoksessa. Koulutuspolitiikan ja yliopistorakenteen muutosten seuraukset korkeakoulukirjastojen näkökulmasta. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. Sosiologia. Kandidaatintutkielma.