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An Old Tool With Enduring Value: Using Excel To Prepare Data For Analysis, Gregory A. Smith
An Old Tool With Enduring Value: Using Excel To Prepare Data For Analysis, Gregory A. Smith
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Microsoft Excel was first released on the Windows platform 30 years ago and has since become widely used. Although new tools for manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing data are constantly emerging, Excel remains a potent tool—and not just because of newer features. Simple functions such as TRIM, MID, SUBSTITUTE, FIND, ROUNDDOWN, and VLOOKUP can be used to manipulate data sets in powerful ways.
This workshop applies selected functions to realistic library data sets. Demonstrations include:
- deriving time-series categories from date and time stamps
- pre-coding survey comments based on keywords
- dealing with messy data points such as …
Returning To The Sources: The Literature Of Christian Librarianship, Gregory A. Smith
Returning To The Sources: The Literature Of Christian Librarianship, Gregory A. Smith
Faculty Publications and Presentations
By definition, a research study explores new intellectual territory yet builds on previous inquiry that has led up to it. However, many sources that explore the connections between Christian faith and the information professions fail to acknowledge the existence of prior discourse on the subject. The author has assembled a database of more than 450 sources that discuss topics such as philosophy and ethics of librarianship from a Christian perspective; the mediation of Christian/religious information in various library contexts; Christian, religious, and theological publishing; and more. Insights from these sources can help readers develop professionally and engage in productive dialogue …
Christianity And Libraries: A Selective Bibliography, Gregory A. Smith
Christianity And Libraries: A Selective Bibliography, Gregory A. Smith
Gregory A. Smith
Provides an introduction to a searchable bibliography of 340 sources that explore various connections between Christian faith and practice, on the one hand, and the world of libraries and information, on the other. Explains the rationale for the bibliography and describes its scope and content. Provides eight tips for successful searching.