Data clean-up and management : a practical guide for librarians /
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 pres...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Chandos Publishing,
2012.
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| Series: | Chandos information professional series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 librariansDeals with practical, real-life issues and addresses common problems that all libraries faceOffers cradle-to-grave treatment for preparing and using data, including download, clean-up, management, analysis and presentation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxix, 538 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-531) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781780633473 1780633475 1843346729 9781843346722 |