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DATA LIBRARIANSHIP Lynda Kellam Data Services & Gov Info Librarian UNCG 11/03/2016
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DATA LIBRARIANSHIPLynda KellamData Services & Gov Info LibrarianUNCG11/03/2016
DATA DISCOVERY
WHY DATA MATTERS? WHAT ARE DATA?• John Snow (not
that John Snow)• 1854 cholera map• The Ghost Map
Image in public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow-cholera-map-1.jpg
GETTING STUDENTS INTO DATAHans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
SAMPLE QUESTIONS What is the educational attainment level of Hispanic women in Greensboro?
What languages do the people in my community speak at home?
Which schools in Forsyth, Guilford, & Randolph counties have the highest percentage of Latino students?
How many people are divorced each year? What is the relationship between crime and socioeconomic factors in New Orleans?
What is the average size of households living in rental properties?
THE DATA REFERENCE INTERVIEW
WHO?
WHO?The “who cares” question
WHO?The “who cares” questionWhat government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?
WHO?The “who cares” questionWhat government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?Not sure? Do a literature search
WHO?The “who cares” questionWhat government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?Not sure? Do a literature searchGovernment statistical agencies
WHO?The “who cares” questionWhat government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?Not sure? Do a literature searchGovernment statistical agenciesData.gov
WHO?The “who cares” questionWhat government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?Not sure? Do a literature searchGovernment statistical agenciesData.govStatistical Abstract of the United States (new and old)
WHAT?
WHAT?What type of data source are they looking for?
WHAT?What type of data source are they looking for?
What indicators or variables do they need?
WHAT? What type of data source are they looking for?
What indicators or variables do they need?
What populations are they examining?
WHEN?
WHEN?What is the time frame of the request?
WHEN?What is the time frame of the request?
Is the time frame realistic?
WHEN?What is the time frame of the request?
Is the time frame realistic?What is the periodicity for collection (quarterly, annually, every decade, or infrequently)?
WHERE?
WHERE?What geographic areas are realistically available?
WHERE?What geographic areas are realistically available?
What are the other possible geographies if the desired area is not available?
HOW?
HOW?Are the data sets freely available or do they require an application or fee?
HOW?Are the data sets freely available or do they require an application or fee?
What are the limitations on the use of the data?
HOW?Are the data sets freely available or do they require an application or fee?
What are the limitations on the use of the data?
How was the data collected?
ACTIVITYPair up and read a sample question.Using the five data reference interview questions, what information do you have and what information would you need to help the patron?
What questions would you ask the patron?
SAMPLE QUESTIONS What is the educational attainment level of Hispanic women in Greensboro?
What languages do the people in my community speak at home?
Which schools in Forsyth, Guilford, & Randolph counties have the highest percentage of Latino students?
How many people are divorced each year? What is the relationship between crime and socioeconomic factors in New Orleans?
What is the average size of households living in rental properties?
RESOURCES Kristin Partlo’s Data Reference Worksheet Partlo, Kristin. 2009. "The Pedagogical Data Reference Interview." IASSIST Quarterly 33 (4):6-10. http://www.iassistdata.org/sites/default/files/iqvol334_341partlo.pdf
KEY DATA SOURCESAmerican FactFinderSimplyMap or Social ExplorerWorld Development IndicatorsRoper CenterData on the Run CompendiumUNC GIS & Data ServicesUNCG Finding Data Guide
RESOURCES FOR DATA LIBRARIANSHIP IASSIST – international organization for data professionals; primarily
social sciences but open to all Research Data Alliance – international organization; primarily data
management and science librarianship ICPSR boot camps Databrarians.org ACRL data groups NCLA GRS webinar series,
“Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian” Numeric Data Services and Sources for the General Reference
Librarian Databrarianship: The Academic Data Librarian in Theory and Practice Data Information Literacy
