Data Information Literacy - Librarians, Data and the Education of a New Generation of Researchers (Paperback)

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 programmes that introduce graduate students to the knowledge and skills needed to work with research data. The term "data information literacy" has been adopted with the deliberate intent of tying two emerging roles for librarians together. By viewing information literacy and data services as complementary rather than separate activities, the contributors seek to leverage the progress made and the lessons learned in each service area. The intent of the publication is to help librarians cultivate strategies and approaches for developing data information literacy programmes 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 science and engineering. They detail the approaches taken, how the programmes were implemented, and the assessment metrics used to evaluate their impact. The later chapters include the "DIL Toolkit," a distillation of the lessons learned, which is presented as a handbook for librarians interested in developing their own DIL programmes. The book concludes with recommendations for future directions and growth of data information literacy.

General

Imprint:	Purdue University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Purdue Information Literacy Handbooks
Release date:	2015
First published:	November 2014
Editors:	Jake Carlson • Lisa R Johnston
Dimensions:	253 x 176 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	271
ISBN-13:	978-1-55753-696-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > General Promotions
LSN:	1-55753-696-1
Barcode:	9781557536969

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