Title The accidental data scientist : big data applications and opportunities for librarians and information professionals / Amy Affelt ; foreword by Thomas H. Davenport.

Publication Info.	Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., [2015]
	©2015

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Description	1 online resource (xvii, 222 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note	Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed November 19, 2015).
Summary	Amy Affelt, author of The Accidental Data Scientist, notes that "Librarians and information professionals have always worked with data in order to meet the information needs of their constituents, thus 'Big Data' is not a new concept for them." With The Accidental Data Scientist, Amy Affelt shows information professionals how to leverage their skills and training to master emerging tools, techniques, and vocabulary; create mission-critical Big Data research deliverables; and discover rewarding new career opportunities by embracing their inner Data Scientist.
Contents	Big data : everything old is new again -- What the elves do -- The 21st century librarian's skillset : the role of big data -- Dipping a toe in the water : simple tools to get you started -- Big data applications and initiatives by industry -- Big data projects for info pros -- Big data communications framework : insights into big data mastery for information professionals -- Data scientists wanted : career opportunities in a big data world.
Subject	Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.
	Library science -- Vocational guidance.
	Information science -- Vocational guidance.
	Big data.
	Data centers.
	Database searching.
	Electronic information resource literacy.
	Big data. (OCoLC)fst01892965
	Data libraries. (OCoLC)fst00887941
	Database searching. (OCoLC)fst00888058
	Electronic information resource literacy. (OCoLC)fst00907290
	Information science -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst00972682
	Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on. (OCoLC)fst00997311
	Library science -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst00997984
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: 9781573875110 1573875112 (OCoLC)893974390 (DLC) 2014037859
ISBN	9781573877077 (electronic bk.)
	1573877077 (electronic bk.)
	9781573877084 (electronic bk.)
	1573877085 (electronic bk.)

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