Data Reuse Practices and Expectations for Data Resources and Services among Public Library Users

Abstract

Public library users’ expectations of library resources and services related to open data as well as their own estimation of their data literacy skills are examined. Library users were surveyed from nine different Indiana public library communities. Findings suggest that public libraries are viewed as resources for finding data and educational programming for data skills, particularly as it relates to the community context. Additionally, study participants assessed their data skills to be average or slightly above, indicating a foundational knowledge from which to design library resources and sources to meet a community’s data needs. Keywords: open government data, public libraries, data literacy skills, communities, information behaviors

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