Bibliograph

Big data shocks, an introduction to big data for librarians and information professionals, Andrew Weiss

Type

Label

Big data shocks, an introduction to big data for librarians and information professionals, Andrew Weiss

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationscharts

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Big data shocks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1031849573

Responsibility statement

Andrew Weiss

Series statement

LITA guides

Sub title

an introduction to big data for librarians and information professionals

Summary

Big Data Shocks examines the roots of big data, the current climate and rising stars in this world. The book explores the issues raised by big data and discusses theoretical as well as practical approaches to managing information whose scope exists beyond the human scale. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What is data? -- The birth of big data -- Approaches and tools for analyzing and using big data: the application of data in real-life situations -- Privacy, libraries, and big data -- Big data and corporate overreach -- Liberty and justice for all: the surveillance state in the age of big data -- The shock of information overload and big data -- Big data, libraries, and collection development -- Data management planning strategies for libraries in the age of big data -- Academic disciplines, their data needs, and how libraries can cater to them -- Libraries in the culture of "big assessment" -- Building the "smart library" of the future

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