National Data Library Survey

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Thank you for taking this survey. Your response will help us make improvements to the National Data Library and should take no more than 10 minutes.

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What sector do you work in?

Private

Public

Charity / Not-for-profit

Academia

Other (please specify):

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Which category best describes your current role?

Business (e.g. policy, journalism, product management)

Analyst (e.g. data analyst, economist)

Technical/Developer (e.g. software engineer, data engineer)

Education & Academia (e.g. student, lecturer)

Other (please specify):

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How do you typically work with data? Select all that apply.

I view it on the website or read summaries of the data

I use spreadsheet software (e.g. Excel, Google Sheets)

I use business intelligence or visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)

I use statistical, GIS, or specialist analysis software (e.g. RStudio, SPSS, Stata, QGIS, ArcGIS)

I write code to analyse or process data (e.g. Python, R, SQL)

I access data via APIs

What are you hoping to achieve with data you find on the National Data Library? Select all that apply.

Answer a question / Research: I need a fact, stat, or insight for a report or decision.

Analysis & Visualization: I want to dive into the data, spot trends, and create charts or dashboards.

Building products/services: I want to use the data to build an app, website, software, or public service.

Data pipeline/automation: I want to feed this data into an automated system or database.

Academic/Educational: I am using it for teaching, learning, or academic research.

Publishing: I use the NDL to publish data I own and share it with the public.

Other (please specify):

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(Optional) - We want to hear about your data project! Tell us more about what you are trying to achieve with public sector data:

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Were you able to accomplish what you came to the National Data Library for?

Yes, completely

Yes, partially

(Optional) - Provide more detail on your choice above:

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What is one thing we could change to make the National Data Library more useful to you? (For example, new data, features, tools, or improvements to your experience).

One last thing...

We’d love you to continue to help us improve the National Data Library.

If you're willing for us to contact you to take part in future research, please enter your email below.

You can opt out at any time. We’ll include details of how to do this in every communication we send you.

National Data Library Survey

Thinking about your experience on the National Data Library, how much do you agree or disagree with each statement:

How likely is it that you would recommend the National Data Library to a friend or colleague?

What sector do you work in?

Which category best describes your current role?

How do you typically work with data? Select all that apply.

What are you hoping to achieve with data you find on the National Data Library? Select all that apply.

Were you able to accomplish what you came to the National Data Library for?

What is one thing we could change to make the National Data Library more useful to you? (For example, new data, features, tools, or improvements to your experience).

We’d love you to continue to help us improve the National Data Library.

If you're willing for us to contact you to take part in future research, please enter your email below.

You can opt out at any time. We’ll include details of how to do this in every communication we send you.

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Thinking about your experience on the National Data Library, how much do you agree or disagree with each statement:

How likely is it that you would recommend the National Data Library to a friend or colleague?

What sector do you work in?

Which category best describes your current role?

How do you typically work with data? Select all that apply.

What are you hoping to achieve with data you find on the National Data Library? Select all that apply.

Were you able to accomplish what you came to the National Data Library for?

What is one thing we could change to make the National Data Library more useful to you? (For example, new data, features, tools, or improvements to your experience).

We’d love you to continue to help us improve the National Data Library. If you're willing for us to contact you to take part in future research, please enter your email below. You can opt out at any time. We’ll include details of how to do this in every communication we send you.

We’d love you to continue to help us improve the National Data Library.

If you're willing for us to contact you to take part in future research, please enter your email below.

You can opt out at any time. We’ll include details of how to do this in every communication we send you.