Data Clean-Up and Management : A Practical Guide for Librarians
Saved in:
| Title: | Data Clean-Up and Management : A Practical Guide for Librarians |
|---|---|
| Description: | Data use in the library has specific characteristics and common problems. Data Clean-up and Management addresses these, and provides methods to clean up frequently-occurring data problems using readily-available applications. The authors highlight the importance and methods of data analysis and presentation, and offer guidelines and recommendations for a data quality policy. The book gives step-by-step how-to directions for common dirty data issues. - Focused towards libraries and practicing librarians - Deals with practical, real-life issues and addresses common problems that all libraries face - Offers cradle-to-grave treatment for preparing and using data, including download, clean-up, management, analysis and presentation |
| Authors: | Margaret Hogarth, Kenneth Furuta |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Libraries--Data processing, Data editing |
| Categories: | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Information Management, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Data use in the library has specific characteristics and common problems. Data Clean-up and Management addresses these, and provides methods to clean up frequently-occurring data problems using readily-available applications. The authors highlight the importance and methods of data analysis and presentation, and offer guidelines and recommendations for a data quality policy. The book gives step-by-step how-to directions for common dirty data issues. - Focused towards libraries and practicing librarians - Deals with practical, real-life issues and addresses common problems that all libraries face - Offers cradle-to-grave treatment for preparing and using data, including download, clean-up, management, analysis and presentation |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9781843346722 9781780633473 |
