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<\/p>\nData is a hot topic these days and it\u2019s a challenge to keep up with all the new titles being released. Here are eight books that are definitely worth a look if you\u2019d like to learn more about the world of data and its influence on librarianship\u2026<\/p>\n
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Big Data: A revolution that will transform how we live, work, and think<\/a>, by Viktor Mayer-Sch\u00f6nberger and Kenneth Cukier (2013)\u00a0 A great overview of \u201cbig data\u201d and it\u2019s impact on the way we do science.<\/p>\n Data Management for Libraries: A LITA guide<\/a>, by Laura Krier and Carly A. Strasser (2013) A quick introduction to data management.<\/p>\n Data Management for Researchers: Organize, maintain and share your data for research success<\/a>, by Kristin Briney (2015) A detailed guide for researchers.<\/p>\n The Accidental Data Scientist: Big data applications and opportunities for librarians and information professionals<\/a>, by Amy Affelt (2015) A playful primer for the curious librarian.<\/p>\n Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Scholarship in the networked world (MIT Press)<\/a>, by Christine L. Borgman (2015) An interesting exploration of data\u2019s impact on the future of scholarship.<\/p>\n Databrarianship: The academic data librarian in theory and practice<\/a>, edited by Lynda Kellam and Kristi Thompson (2016) A scholarly collection of articles on data librarianship specifically for the academic librarian.<\/p>\n The Medical Library Association Guide to Data Management for Librarians<\/a> (Medical Library Association Books Series), by Lisa Federer (2016) An indispensable resource for the medical librarian interested in data management.<\/p>\n The Data Librarian\u2019s Handbook<\/a>, by John Southall and Robin Rice (2016) A manual for the library student, teacher or working professional on data librarianship.<\/p>\n Next month, a list of some of the best data blogs\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Data is a hot topic these days and it\u2019s a challenge to keep up with all the new titles being released. Here are eight books that are definitely worth a look if you\u2019d like to learn more about the world of data and its influence on librarianship\u2026 Big Data: A revolution that will transform how… Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15222","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-data-science","category-regional-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15414,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15222\/revisions\/15414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}