Study title

Open Access and Research Data: Researcher Survey 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3123

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3123
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3123

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Fält, Katja (University of Tampere. Finnish Social Science Data Archive)
• Okuloff, Annaleena (University of Tampere. Finnish Social Science Data Archive)

Abstract

The researcher survey charted the current practices for preservation, sharing, and reuse of digital data in the field of humanities and health sciences. The survey also charted the respondents' views on open access and the reuse of digital research data, as well as their opinions on how to most effectively spread information about open access and research data management. The survey was a part of the FSD's "National Service Provider for CESSDA: Establish, Expand, Equip" project, in which services are tailored specifically for humanities and health sciences. The project was funded by the Academy of Finland.

The questionnaire began with general questions charting the respondents' knowledge about open access and the services provided by the FSD. Next the respondents' views were probed on how digital research data is used at their department/school/unit after research has been completed. The respondents were then asked about barriers relating to archiving and reuse of digital research data as well as the restrictions presented by removal of personal identifiers from data in their field of study. Furthermore, the respondents were asked which factors contribute to the fact that data from completed research projects is not reused in their field of study.

In the next part, the respondents were asked about their opinions on how to restrict the use of datasets if doing so was necessary. Next the respondents were thoroughly interviewed about their views on the advantages and disadvantages of increasing the reuse of digital data. Finally, the respondents were asked which channels and methods would be good for sharing information about research data management and open access.

The background variables included the respondents' organisation, gender, and field of study.

Keywords

access to information; data; ethics; ethics of science; information transfer; research; research centres; research workers; right to confidentiality; right to privacy

Topic Classification

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

• Xestia Oy

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-05-18 – 2015-06-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Researchers of humanities in Finnish universities and research centres, whose field of study were history, archaeology, or ethnology and researchers of health sciences from Finnish universities or research centres whose field of study was other than biosciences

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

All researchers of targeted fields of studies in humanities were chosen. In the field of health sciences, the research units were purposely chosen, so that a representative sample of researchers from different fields could be gathered from every university and research centre. The questionnaire was sent by e-mail to every researcher whose e-mail address could be found on the university or research centre web page.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

13.9

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 and English.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Number of Cases and Variables

119 variables and 199 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2268 Open Access to and Reuse of Research Data 2006

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

Fält, Katja (University of Tampere) & Okuloff, Annaleena (University of Tampere): Open Access and Research Data: Researcher Survey 2015 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2016-08-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3123; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3123

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

Fält, Katja & Okuloff, Annaleena (2016). Avoin tiede ja tutkimusaineistot -kysely 2015. Raportti terveystieteiden ja humanististen alojen tutkijoille suunnatun kyselyn tuloksista. [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto. Yhteiskuntatieteellisen tietoarkiston julkaisuja; 12. http://www.fsd.uta.fi/fi/julkaisut/julkaisusarja/FSDjs12_tutkimusaineistot-kysely.pdf [viitattu 17.8.2016]