Study title

National User Survey of Finnish Special Libraries 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2866

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2866

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• National Library of Finland. National Library Network Services

Abstract

The survey investigated user perceptions of special 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, and which library services and electronic resources they used. Views were probed on the library as a service environment (e.g. location, opening hours, library premises, computers provided for clients). The respondents were asked to evaluate the library collections, electronic library services, guidance provided for information seeking, and 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 group, and discipline/field.

Keywords

information retrieval; information/library resources; libraries; 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

2013

Collection Dates

2013-03-04 – 2013-04-07

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Users of Finnish special libraries

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Libraries informed their users of the survey each in their own way and provided a link to the online questionnaire.

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 Special Libraries 2013 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2866

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 Materials

Kirjastojen käyttäjäkysely 2013. Saatavissa: http://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/kirjastoala/koordinointi/kayttajakysely2013.html [viitattu 10.2.2014].

Related Publications

Kirjastojen käyttäjäkysely 2013. Saatavissa: http://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/kirjastoala/koordinointi/kayttajakysely2013.html [viitattu 10.2.2014].