THE ACCIDENTAL DATA SCIENTIST: BIG DATA APPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS

摘要

As implied in the title, The Accidental Data Scientist is aimed at librarians and information professionals who are interested in or are currently utilizing data to make decisions with heavy emphasis on special libraries. In the four-page foreword written by Thomas H. Davenport, he describes the audience as information professionals who are repackaging themselves as data scientists and big data specialists. However, anyone interested in information or data science would benefit in acquiring this title, not just librarians wanting to rebrand themselves. This book is a useful continuing education tool to open minds to the possibilities that await us with our own data stores.