Practical data science for information professionals / / David Stuart [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815628303321
• Autore: Stuart David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Facet, , 2020
• ISBN: 9781783303465; 9781783303458
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 183 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 005.74
• Soggetti: Database management in libraries; Data curation in libraries; Data services librarians; Research - Data processing - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Aug 2020).
• Nota di contenuto: What is data science? -- Little data, big data -- The process of data science -- Tools for data analysis -- Clustering and social network analysis -- Predictions and forecasts -- Text analysis and mining -- The future of data science and information professionals -- Appendix-Programming concepts for data science.
• Sommario/riassunto: <p>The growing importance of data science, and the increasing role of information professionals in the management and use of data, are brought together in <i>Practical Data Science for Information Professionals</i> to provide a practical introduction specifically designed for information professionals.</p><p>Data science has a wide range of applications within the information profession, from working alongside researchers in the discovery of new knowledge, to the application of business analytics for the smoother running of a library or library services. <i>Practical Data Science for Information Professionals</i> provides an accessible introduction to data science, using detailed examples and analysis on real data sets to explore the basics of the subject.</p><p>Content covered includes:</p><p><u><li>the growing importance of data science</li><li>the role of the information professional in data science</li><li>some of ; the most important tools and methods that information professionals may use</li><li>an analysis of the future of data science and the role of the information professional.</li></ul></p><p>This book will be of interest to all types of libraries around the world, from large academic libraries to small research libraries. By focusing on the application of open source software, the book aims to reduce barriers for readers to use the lessons learned within.</p>

Employment and work / / Susanne M. Bruyere, Linda Barrington ; series editor, Gary L. Albrecht

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828198403321
• Autore: Bruyere Susanne M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-4833-0600-3; 1-322-30576-5; 1-78268-273-2; 1-4129-9444-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxviii, 416 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: The SAGE reference series on disability: key issues and future directions
• Disciplina: 362.40484
• Soggetti: People with disabilities - Employment; Work environment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Disability Key Issues and Future Directions Employment and Work-Front cover""; ""Disability Key Issues and Future DIrectIons Employment and Work""; ""Contents""; ""Series Introduction""; ""Disability Concepts, Models, and Theories""; ""Types of Disability""; ""Disability Language""; ""Organization of the Series""; ""The Audience""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""About the Series Editor""; ""1. Introduction, Background, and History""; ""Introduction: Why Work?""; ""Importance of Employment and Work""; ""Does Work Limitation Define a Person With a Disability?""""Background: Finding Work in the American Job Market""; ""The Art of ; Matching Supply and Demand""; ""Workplace Experience""; ""Disparities in Employment Outcomes""; ""History: An Evolution of the Modern Landscape""; ""“Officialâ€? Perception Through the Lens of the U.S. Census""; ""Evolution of Service Delivery and Employment Models""; ""Struggles Along Many Dimensions of Diversity""; ""Globalization""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""2. Current Issues, Controversies, and Solutions""; ""Problems: Continuing Economic Disparities and Employment Discrimination Despite Changes""""Charges of Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate at Work""; ""Pay Gaps for People With Disabilities""; ""Health Care Reform in the United States""; ""Age, Disability, and Employment""; ""One or Many: Considering Differences by Disability Type""; ""Individual Factors and Compounding Challenges""; ""Disability Management and Return to Work""; ""Differences in Employer Characteristics""; ""Controversies: Tough Issues to Discuss and Tougher to Address""; ""Public Policy Goals and Incentives in Competition and Conflict""""“Ignoringâ€? Those Not Living Independently""; ""Why Do Particulars of Data Collection Matter?""; ""Efforts to Integrate Disability Into Workforce Development Efforts""; ""Set-Asides and Sheltered Workplaces""; ""Wellness, Obesity Trends, and Workplace Implications""; ""Quotas Versus Equal Opportunities and Level Playing Fields""; ""Employersâ€? Efforts at Changing Culture""; ""Solutions: Looking to Policymakers, Employers, and People With Disabilities Themselves""; ""Policies and Government Action""; ""Further Reading""
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume examines topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and study of those with disabilities.