Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian
The proliferation of online access to social science statistical and numeric data sources, such as the U.S. Census Bureau's American Fact Finder, has lead to an increased interest in supporting these sources in academic libraries. Many large libraries have been able to devote staff to data serv...
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| Format: | eBook |
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Oxford :
Chandos Publishing
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Series: | Chandos information professional series
Chandos Information Professional Series |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629336206719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Numeric Data Services and Sources for the General Reference Librarian; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; About the authors; Acknowledgements; 1Introduction to data services and sources; History of support for numeric data; Data definitions; Notes; Works cited; 2Supporting statistical and numeric data services and sources; Environmental scanning; Levels of service; Models of support; Marketing and assessing data services; Future directions; Notes; Works cited; 3Reference and instruction for data sources; The reference interview and data
- Data instructionStatistical and data literacy; Notes; Works cited; 4 Basic sources for supporting numeric data services; Producers of statistics; Types of sources; Search strategies; List of sources; Quick start to finding statistics and data; International; European Union and United Kingdom; United States; Canada; Other parts of the world; Special topics; Locating spatial data; Notes; Works cited; 5Data librarianship: a day in the life; Notes; Work cited; 6The future for numeric data services; Visualization; Preservation of data; Data citation; The future is data; Notes; Suggested reading
- Works citedAppendix A Respondents' institutionalprofiles and full responses; Institutional profiles; Data librarian responses; Notes; Appendix B Selected annotated bibliography; Index
