Study title

FSD Data Reuse 2015-2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3424

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3424
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3424

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• University of Tampere. Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Abstract

Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD) maintains the online data service Aila where users can download archived digital research data, under certain conditions. This dataset contains information on the data downloaded by Aila clients during the years 2015-2020. The information covers the title, type (quantitative/qualitative) and access conditions (available according to condition A, B, C or D) of each downloaded dataset, as well as purpose of data use and year and month of data download. The dataset also includes information on whether the user downloaded the data from the Finnish or English data catalogue on Aila Data Service. Background variables include the user's home organisation and the country from which the data were downloaded.

Keywords

customers; data; information services; social research

Topic Classification

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

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• University of Tampere. Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Time Period Covered

2015-01-01 – 2020-12-31

Collection Dates

2021-01-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, South Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Great Britain, United States of America

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Aila Data Service data deliveries between the years 2015 and 2020

Time Method

Time series

Data Sources

Aila Data Service, queried 2021

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Collection Mode

Automated data extraction: Database query

Research Instrument

Programming script

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: English and Finnish.

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

Number of Cases and Variables

19 variables and 15452 cases.

Data Version

2.0

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

University of Tampere: FSD Data Reuse 2015-2020 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2021-04-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3424

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

Late, E. & Kekäläinen, J. (2020). Use and users of a social science research data archive. PlosONE.