Study title

E-books Supporting Studies: Higher Education Student Survey 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3120

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3120

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Mikkonen, Paula (National Library of Finland. FinElib)
• Peltonen, Iina (National Library of Finland. FinElib)

Abstract

The student survey charted the experiences of polytechnic and university students in Finland about using e-books as part of their studies.

The survey began with general questions about the time respondents spent studying in a week, how much of this time was spent reading, and how many books related to their studies they read on average in a month. The next set of questions charted the respondents experiences with e-books, where they had acquired them and what devices they had used to read them. The students were also asked which e-book service providers they had used for their studies. Finally, the students were asked to evaluate e-books as part of their studies with some statements such as: "The books I need for my studies are often available as e-books" and "Reading e-books is easy".

The background variables included the respondent's year of birth, mother tongue, degree type, institution and field of study as well as the year when R had begun studies.

Keywords

book use; e-books; educational libraries; higher education institutions; learning; libraries; reading materials; students (college); teaching materials; teaching methods; university courses

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• National Library of Finland. FinElib

Data Producers

• National Library of Finland. FinElib

Time Period Covered

2016

Collection Dates

2016-01-12 – 2016-05-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Students in Finnish polytechnics and universities in the spring of 2016

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The link to the web survey was sent to all university and polytechnic libraries, which decided whether to and how to open the survey in their own organization. Data collection period and informing about the survey varied from institution to institution. Students participating in the survey chose independently whether they wished to participate or not.

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

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3121 E-books Supporting Teaching: Higher Education Teacher Survey 2016

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Open-ended variable charting the respondents' year of birth (bv1) was removed from the data during archiving for privacy reasons.

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

Mikkonen, Paula (National Library of Finland) & Peltonen, Iina (National Library of Finland): E-books Supporting Studies: Higher Education Student Survey 2016 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2016-10-04). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3120

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

Mikkonen, Paula & Peltonen, Iina (2016). FinELibin e-kirjakysely korkeakouluopiskelijoille ja -opettajille. Helsinki: Kansalliskirjasto. Raportteja ja selvityksiä 3/2016. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-51-2506-4

Related Publications

Mikkonen, Paula & Peltonen, Iina (2016). FinELibin e-kirjakysely korkeakouluopiskelijoille ja -opettajille. Helsinki: Kansalliskirjasto Raportteja ja selvityksiä 3/2016. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-51-2506-4