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DLI Contacts and Designates Survey 2012

DLI Contacts and Designates Survey 2012. Analysis and original presentation by Sylvie Lafortune, DLI/EAC Education Committee November 5, 2012 (revised). Revision adapted for ACCOLEDS Training, Nov 27-29, 2012 by Gail Curry, Western Region Training Coordinator. Focus of this presentation.

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DLI Contacts and Designates Survey 2012

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  1. DLI Contacts and Designates Survey 2012 Analysis and original presentation by Sylvie Lafortune, DLI/EAC Education Committee November 5, 2012 (revised) Revision adapted for ACCOLEDS Training, Nov 27-29, 2012 by Gail Curry, Western Region Training Coordinator

  2. Focus of this presentation • Focus on responses from DLI contacts. • Focus on two of the five sections in the questionnaire: Section I – DLI contacts work environment; Section V– DLI training. • Results by Canada and the Western Region. • Show changes between 2008 and 2012. • Provide framework for future focus group sessions.

  3. Why second cycle? • Report from 2008 survey: conduct regular surveys every 4-5 years. • Changing research data landscape. • Growth of data portals. • Open data. • Emphasis on statistical and spatial literacies. • Increase in work with undergraduate students. • Changes at StatCan/DLI, and evolution in DLI program. • Opportunity for participating institutions to provide anonymous feedback on the DLI program and on the training needs of member institutions. • Opportunity for DLI Contacts to reflect on their own local services.

  4. Process • 2008 questionnaire edited by Education Committee to create 2012 questionnaire. • May 29, 2012: invitation to participate with instructions and link to online survey sent to all DLI Contacts. • Contacts were encouraged to have their designates participate. • Survey open May 29 -June 19, 2012 • Data collection managed by University of Northern British Columbia’s Survey Research Centre (SRC).

  5. Changes to 2012 questionnaire • Section I: work environment ← • Section II: support from local institution • Section III: satisfaction with DLI products, services and DLI section • Section IV: improvements to products, services and DLI section • Section V: satisfaction with DLI training ←

  6. Participation: Quick Recap 2008 2012 Final sample contained 93 completed online surveys Response rate: Contacts: 96% (72/75) Designates: (21) Survey language used: EN: 85% FR: 15% • Final sample contained 97 completed online surveys • Response rate: • Contacts: 92% (66/72) • Designates: 67% (31/46) • Survey language used: • EN: 78.4% • FR: 21.6%

  7. Section I - DLI contact work environment

  8. Changes for this section • More details on DLI-related responsibilities and data services provided. • New question on quantitative analysis software. • Expanded questions on instructional activities and promotional materials/tools. • Dropped question DLI metrics.

  9. The DLI region in which your institution is located, 2012 (n=68 contacts)

  10. Contact’s work environment:Distribution by size of institution

  11. “This is a “learn by doing” experience. That experience will one day become expertise, but it’s a long road. The more advice and help given, the better.”

  12. How long IN TOTAL have you served as DLI contact … at your institution? (number of years)

  13. And, by region(number of years)

  14. DLI-related responsibilitiesby regions (new) 1/2

  15. DLI-related responsibilitiesby regions (new) 2/2

  16. Time spent on data services(new question in 2012)

  17. Data services at your institution (Canada)

  18. Data services at your institutionby region, 2012 (%)

  19. Data services at your institutionby size of institution, 2012 (%)

  20. In your wider work responsibilities, do you consider yourself … (Canada)

  21. Data and GIS responsibilities explicitly specified in workload … (Canada) • Seems to show an increasing commitment from local institutions in support of data and GIS services.

  22. Data and GIS responsibilities explicitly specified in workload … by region (2012)

  23. Statistical analysis software usedat your institution (2012) (%)

  24. Types of instruction activities undertaken to inform users about what DLI has to offerby region

  25. Types of instruction activities undertaken to inform users about what DLI has to offer by region

  26. Types of promotional materials used to inform users about what DLI has to offer by region

  27. Q30 What types of information, online tools, promotional materials or marketing support would be most helpful … « Une version du "guide de survie" en fonction des besoins des usagers, selon les sites Web existants (site de l'IDD, de CANSIM et des recensements) » “Examples/guides for students of how to use key DLI sources, e.g., CANSIM, to answer real research questions... - I would be happy to contribute to a working group on this...”

  28. “An overview/promotion of StatCan's top 10 surveys/collections in DLI. And the same for the RDC program. An overview/promotion of the benefits/services of DLI, the RDC's and the Regional centres” « Guide de base sur la collection que l'on puisse présenter aux étudiants. (…) Une capsule vidéo sur l'IDD et ses ressources serait appréciée »

  29. Section II - Support from your local institution

  30. Membership to professional data groups or associations by region, 2012 (%)

  31. Summary: Section I and II • Most DLI Contacts in Canada are still wearing many hats, with many variations (84%) • In 2012, data librarianship is more formalized in post-secondary institutions across Canada • In 2012, increased recognition of “maps/GIS, data, government information services” in post secondary institutions across Canada

  32. Summary: Section I and II • Level of satisfaction with support from institution has increased from 3.32 on a scale of 5 in 2008 to 3.81 in 2012.

  33. Sections III and IV – Satisfaction withDLI products

  34. Use of DLI List (Canada)

  35. Use of DLI listby region (%), 2012

  36. Comments on DLI list “Searching the DLI list is troublesome and takes too long” “I've given up searching the listserv archive. It's frustrating to use and usually ineffective. Also need to login twice to complete search” “I find the staff and listserv extremely helpful - it is necessary to maintain adequate staff support for the Unit with the growing emphasis on research and research data”

  37. Comments on DLI list “(…) I've also found the community created through the list, where other DLI contacts respond to questions and help each other, to be very useful for my own development as a data librarian” “The shared nature of the DLI list is fantastic and it would be great to build newer shared tools”

  38. DLI products: frequency of access in 2012 (%)

  39. CANSIM: frequency of access in 2012 (%)

  40. Section V: Satisfaction and improvement with DLI training • Attending DLI training workshops, boot camps, national training. • Overall satisfaction with training. • Importance of training topics. • Self-evaluation of knowledge/comfort with various aspects of DLI contact work.

  41. Attending DLI training (2012)by region (%)

  42. Overall, how satisfied are youwith the DLI training? (scale of 1-5)

  43. Some comments related to satisfaction with training … “DLI training is essential for me as it brings insights into new developments and what is going on in some of the many subject divisions of Statistics Canada.” « J'apprends beaucoup lors de ces formations, les échanges entre les individus sont aussi très enrichissants. » “I learn so much more, and so much more quickly, when interacting with other DLI librarians and trainers in face-to-face, concentrated education sessions (…)”

  44. Most important training areas…

  45. Most important training areas…

  46. More knowledgeable or more comfortable with the following aspects

  47. More knowledgeable or more comfortable with the following:

  48. Less knowledgeable or less comfortable with the following:

  49. Less knowledgeable or less comfortable with the following:

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