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Big data and its collation and use in the library and information world and education.
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October 13, 2015 6:39 AM
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Big Data: The Key Vocabulary Everyone Should Understand - Data Science Central

Big Data: The Key Vocabulary Everyone Should Understand - Data Science Central | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Guest blog post by Bernard Marr, first published here.
The field of Big Data requires more clarity and I am a big fan of simple explanations. This is why I hav…
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October 9, 2015 9:55 AM
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Europe's big data bombshell: What you need to know - KWCH

Europe's big data bombshell: What you need to know - KWCH | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Europe's top court has delivered a bombshell ruling that will force thousands of U.S. companies to change the way they treat personal data of users, customers and staff.
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October 3, 2015 6:34 AM
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11 Awesome Data Visualizations Way Ahead of Their Time [Infographic] - Data Science Central

11 Awesome Data Visualizations Way Ahead of Their Time [Infographic] - Data Science Central | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Guest blog sent by Veronica Johnson at Investintech.com
see the original here
In this day and age of big data and information overload, data visualizations are…
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October 2, 2015 10:09 AM
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Two great visualizations about data science - Data Science Central

Two great visualizations about data science - Data Science Central | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
The first one is about the difference between Data Science, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Analytics, and Data Mining:


The source for this one is, according t…
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September 27, 2015 11:35 AM
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Big Data Ethics: 8 Key Facts To Ponder - InformationWeek

Big Data Ethics: 8 Key Facts To Ponder - InformationWeek | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
There's a lot of gray area when it comes to the ethical collection, use, and analysis of data. Consider these 8 issues organizations should ponder when assessing their data use practices.
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September 24, 2015 11:49 AM
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Prof. Mark Brown on the future of Learning Analytics - YouTube

Professor Mark Brown is Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) based at Dublin City University (DCU) interviewed by LACE project's Ma...
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September 23, 2015 4:26 PM
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The Evolution of Impact Indicators: From bibliometrics to altmetrics

The Evolution of Impact Indicators: From bibliometrics to altmetrics | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
How will changes to impact indicators impact me? Get journal and author insights and use cases in free ebook @scholasticahq @altmetric!
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September 21, 2015 2:15 PM
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An Excellent iPad Interactive Guide to Explore The World of Big Data ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

An Excellent iPad Interactive Guide to Explore The World of Big Data ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
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September 18, 2015 4:27 PM
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The biggest potential, and biggest challenge, to Big Data in higher ed

The biggest potential, and biggest challenge, to Big Data in higher ed | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Slimming down the big data discussion to what really matters.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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September 17, 2015 3:08 PM
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75% of businesses will invest in big data in the next two years – Gartner - Information Age

75% of businesses will invest in big data in the next two years – Gartner - Information Age | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
The majority of organisations plan to invest in big data – but while investment continues to increase, the pace of growth has slowed on last year
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September 12, 2015 10:19 AM
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Engagement with academic research is thriving but more could be done to improve understanding of quantitative data.

Engagement with academic research is thriving but more could be done to improve understanding of quantitative data. | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Significant change has taken place in the UK and abroad in how academic knowledge is communicated, accessed and written, but persistent stereotypes of the unengaged, obscure professor are still wid...
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September 10, 2015 6:05 AM
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Scaling up learning analytics

Talk by Rebeca Ferguson (Open University, UK, and LACE project). The promise of learning analytics is that they will enable us to understand and optimize learn…
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September 7, 2015 10:38 AM
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World’s first collaborative data centre for education and research gains momentum | Jisc

World’s first collaborative data centre for education and research gains momentum | Jisc | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
In the 12 months since the first shared data centre for research and education was launched by Infinity SDC and Jisc, many of the country’s top universities, colleges and research institutions have joined to improve efficiency, decrease costs and advance collaboration on world-leading research. 
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October 9, 2015 9:56 AM
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What do research librarians have a 'hunch' about? - Inside Higher Ed

What do research librarians have a 'hunch' about? - Inside Higher Ed | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
What do research librarians have a 'hunch' about?
Inside Higher Ed
... and the role of data analytics.
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October 6, 2015 8:50 AM
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LACE Evidence Hub

The LACE Evidence Hub can help you make evidence–based decisions about learning and teaching, whether you are a teacher, a manager, a researcher or a policymaker.

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October 3, 2015 6:09 AM
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Visualize This: Big Data in Your Storytelling

Visualize This: Big Data in Your Storytelling | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
if you're a storyteller who may have a history of abusing data? How do you integrate data into your story to make it really sing?
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September 29, 2015 1:45 PM
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Warburg Pincus Leads $60M Round for Civitas Learning to Harness Big Data in ... - EdSurge

Warburg Pincus Leads $60M Round for Civitas Learning to Harness Big Data in ... - EdSurge | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
If you thought higher-ed institutions aren’t jazzed about “Big Data,” think again.
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September 25, 2015 1:57 PM
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Assessing the Ambivalent Liaison | Peer to Peer Review - Library Journal

Assessing the Ambivalent Liaison | Peer to Peer Review - Library Journal | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
The drumbeat of assessment has become the cadence of higher education. In libraries, as with any organization, the managerial drive for metrics is reflexive. How do we know if we’re winning? How can we prove it to the boss?
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September 24, 2015 11:48 AM
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All your big data will mean nothing without systems of insight | Computerworld

All your big data will mean nothing without systems of insight | Computerworld | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Businesses want to use data to understand customers, but they can’t do that without harnessing insights and consistently turning data into effective action.
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September 22, 2015 3:15 PM
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'De-Identifying' Student Data Is Key for Protecting Privacy

'De-Identifying' Student Data Is Key for Protecting Privacy | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Schools and the companies that work with them are being urged to do a better job clearing personal information from student records that are shared with outside organizations.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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September 18, 2015 4:30 PM
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What is Predictive Analytics and Big Data? Webopedia

The practice of extracting information from existing data sets in order to determine reliable patterns and forecast what might happen in the future.
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September 18, 2015 8:34 AM
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15 Deep Learning Libraries - Data Science Central

15 Deep Learning Libraries - Data Science Central | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
 


Here are 15 libraries in various languages to help implement your deep learning algorithm.



Theano is a python library for defining and evaluating mathem…
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September 17, 2015 2:30 PM
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Four great visualizations - AnalyticBridge

Four great visualizations - AnalyticBridge | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
We actually have three posts to share with you today:

Data science: It's greater than the sum of the parts
Four great visualizations
64 new external resource…
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September 11, 2015 2:35 PM
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Teaching big data processing with open source software - opensource.com

Teaching big data processing with open source software - opensource.com | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
Hear what it's like to learn about Hadoop and related tools for big data processing from two students and their professor who utilized open source tools for experimenting with "smart cities" data.
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September 9, 2015 2:14 PM
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Designing Data Plans for Library Assessment

This presentation looks at designing data management plans for library data, statistics, and analysis.

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