Research data

Looking for data (Expert interviews)

GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1.1943
Other Title (type): Information seeking behaviour of survey data users. [Transcripts] (Subtitle)
Abstract: These interview data are part of the project "Looking for data: information seeking behaviour of survey data users", a study of secondary data users’ information-seeking behaviour. The overall goal of this study was to create evidence of actual information practices of users of one particular retrieval system for social science data in order to inform the development of research data infrastructures that facilitate data sharing. In the project, data were collected based on a mixed methods design. The research design included a qualitative study in the form of expert interviews and – building o ... more
Availability: Restricted Access
Subject area: [Other [=] Information Science]

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 2016-06-09; 2016-07-06
Geographic coverage: Germany / DE
Universe: The experts interviewed in this study are reference staff from a social science data archive.
Sampling Procedure: Non-probability Sample - Purposive Sample
Temporal Research Design: cross-section
Mode of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Notes: All interview data are anonymized.

Bibliographic information

Primärforschende, Institution: Friedrich, Tanja; GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Publication year: 2020
DOI: 10.7802/1.1943
Study number: SDN-10.7802-1.1943
Publisher: GESIS, Cologne

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Current Version: 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1.1943

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