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2014

Data information literacy

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Developing Data Literacies For Graduate Students In The Social Sciences, Hailey Mooney, Jake R. Carlson Jun 2014

Developing Data Literacies For Graduate Students In The Social Sciences, Hailey Mooney, Jake R. Carlson

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

What competencies in working with data do graduate students in the Social Sciences need to acquire before they graduate? What roles can librarians and other information professionals play in teaching these competencies to graduate students? This paper will report on preliminary findings from an investigation into the data management competencies and skill gaps of graduate students in the social sciences. Building from the work of the Data Information Literacy (DIL) project (http://datainfolit.org), this study uses an interview-based approach to discern how competencies in working with data are understood and valued by graduate students and their faculty advisors. The DIL project …