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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262028565

ISBN-139780262028561

eBay Product ID (ePID)205615392

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Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBig Data, Little Data, No Data : Scholarship in the Networked World

SubjectSystems Architecture / Distributed Systems & Computing, Library & Information Science / General, System Administration / Storage & Retrieval, Research, Databases / Data Mining, Information Technology

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers, Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorChristine L. Borgman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-017233

ReviewsBig Data, Little Data, No Data is no mere bibliography or literature review, nor is it a how-to-do-it manual on data curation. It is an extended thought-piece, firmly grounded in the author's extensive experience with all-things data, and her knowledge of the work and writings of hundreds of other scholars over time., This reading might be of enormous value to interdisciplinary scholars, seeking to test or adapt different data methods, but also for students, that need to get introduced to them. Without holding back, I would recommend this book, for its clarity, well-organised arguments and throughout approach as a university handbook in the area. It is more than enough to get known to status, practices and procedures concerning any type of data in different research field areas.

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal004

SynopsisAn examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. "Big Data" is on the covers of Science, Nature , the Economist , and Wired magazines, on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. But despite the media hyperbole, as Christine Borgman points out in this examination of data and scholarly research, having the right data is usually better than having more data; little data can be just as valuable as big data. In many cases, there are no data--because relevant data don't exist, cannot be found, or are not available. Moreover, data sharing is difficult, incentives to do so are minimal, and data practices vary widely across disciplines. Borgman, an often-cited authority on scholarly communication, argues that data have no value or meaning in isolation; they exist within a knowledge infrastructure--an ecology of people, practices, technologies, institutions, material objects, and relationships. After laying out the premises of her investigation--six "provocations" meant to inspire discussion about the uses of data in scholarship--Borgman offers case studies of data practices in the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, and then considers the implications of her findings for scholarly practice and research policy. To manage and exploit data over the long term, Borgman argues, requires massive investment in knowledge infrastructures; at stake is the future of scholarship.

LC Classification NumberAZ195.B66 2015