Big Data + Libraries

Big Data and the Library: A Natural Fit [Computers in Libraries]

 

THE LIKELY BIG DATA PROJECTS FOR LIBRARIANS USER STUDIES, COLLECTIONS USE ANALYSIS, AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COMPARATIVE STUDIES-ALL LEND THEMSELVES TO [USING BIG DATA]. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE JUMP INTO THE BLUE SHOULD BE TEMPTING US TO GO WHERE NO LIBRARIAN HAS GONE BEFORE-ANDTHAT IS WELCOME INDEED.