Practical Data Science for Information Professionals
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Facet Publishing
- Date of Publication 24 July 2020
- ISBN 9781783303441
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages200 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English 140
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Short description:
The growing importance of data science, and the increasing role of information professionals in the management and use of data, are brought together in Practical Data Science for Information Professionals to provide a practical introduction specifically designed for information professionals.
MoreLong description:
Practical
Data Science for Information Professionals provides an accessible introduction to
a potentially complex field, providing readers with an overview of data science
and a framework for its application. It provides detailed examples and analysis
on real data sets to explore the basics of the subject in three principle
areas: clustering and social network analysis; predictions and forecasts; and
text analysis and mining.
As well as highlighting a wealth of user-friendly data science
tools, the book also includes some example code in two of the most popular
programming languages (R and Python) to demonstrate the ease with
which the information professional can move beyond the graphical user interface
and achieve significant analysis with just a few lines of code.
After reading, readers will
understand:
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the growing importance of data science
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the role of the information professional in
data science
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some of the most important tools and methods
that information professionals can use.
Bringing together the growing importance of data science and the
increasing role of information professionals in the management and use of data,
Practical Data Science for Information
Professionals will provide a practical introduction to the topic
specifically designed for the information community. It
will appeal to librarians and information professionals all around the world,
from large academic libraries to small research libraries. By focusing on the
application of open source software, it aims to reduce barriers for readers to
use the lessons learned within.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Figures
Tables
Boxes
Preface
1 What is data science?
Data, information, knowledge, wisdom
Data everywhere
The data deserts
Data science
The potential of data science
From research data services to data science in libraries
Programming in libraries
Programming in this book
The structure of this book
2 Little data, big data
Big data
Data formats
Standalone files
Application programming interfaces
Unstructured data
Data sources
Data licences
3 The process of data science
Modelling the data science process
Frame the problem
Collect data
Transform and clean data
Analyse data
Visualise and communicate data
Frame a new problem
4 Tools for data analysis
Finding tools
Software for data science
Programming for data science
5 Clustering and social network analysis
Network graphs
Graph terminology
Network matrix
Visualisation
Network analysis
6 Predictions and forecasts
Predictions and forecasts beyond data science
Predictions in a world of (limited) data
Predicting and forecasting for information professionals
Statistical methodologies
7 Text analysis and mining
Text analysis and mining, and information professionals
Natural language processing
Keywords and n-grams
8 The future of data science and information
professionals
Eight challenges to data science
Ten steps to data science librarianship
The final word: play
References
Appendix ? Programming concepts for data science
Variables, data types and other classes
Import libraries
Functions and methods
Loops and conditionals
Final words of advice
Further reading
Index
