Screen LibraryData information literacy : librarians, data, and the education of a new generation of researchers /
"Given the increasing attention to managing, publishing, and preserving research datasets as scholarly assets, what competencies in working with research data will graduate students in STEM disciplines need to be successful in their fields? And what role can librarians play in helping students...
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Purdue University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | West Lafayette, Indiana : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Purdue information literacy handbooks
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| Summary: |
"Given the increasing attention to managing, publishing, and preserving research datasets as scholarly assets, what competencies in working with research data will graduate students in STEM disciplines need to be successful in their fields? And what role can librarians play in helping students attain these competencies? In addressing these questions, this book articulates a new area of opportunity for librarians and other information professionals, developing educational programs that introduce graduate students to the knowledge and skills needed to work with research data. The term "data in "The intent of the publication is to help librarians cultivate strategies and approaches for developing data information literacy programs of their own using the work done in the multiyear, IMLS-supported Data Information Literacy (DIL) project as real-world case studies. The initial chapters introduce the concepts and ideas behind data information literacy, such as the twelve data competencies. The middle chapters describe five case studies in data information literacy conducted at different institutions (Cornell, Purdue, Minnesota, Oregon), each focused on a different disciplinary area in |
| Carrier Form: | x, 271 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781557536969 (paperback) : 1557536961 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | Z711 |
| CLC: |
G215.6 G252 G259.712.56 |
| Call Number: | G259.712.56/D232 |
| Contents: | Determining data information literacy needs : a study of students and research faculty / Jake Carlson, Michael Fosmire, C.C. Miller, Megan Sapp Nelson -- Developing the Data Information Literacy project : approach and methodology / Jake Carlson, Lisa R. Johnston, Brian Westra -- An exploration of the data information literacy competencies : findings from the project interviews / Jake Carlson, Jon Jeffryes, Lisa R. Johnston, Mason Nichols, Brian Westra, Sarah J. Wright -- Developing a for-credit course to teach data information literacy skills : a case study in natural resources / Sarah J. Wr |