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Big Data + Libraries
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Big data and its collation and use in the library and information world and education.
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Elizabeth E Charles
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Sound research rests on the ability to evidence, verify and reproduce results – managing your data enables all three.
First published in the Guardian Higher Education Network [ http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/jul/16/research-data-management-top-tips ] blog.
The availability of research data [ http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/research ]– the digital data or analogue sources that underpin research findings – is high on the agenda of higher education [ http://www.theguardian.com/education/higher-education ] policy makers, funders and researchers committed to open practice. Sound research rests on the ability to evidence, verify and reproduce results. 
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Tanya Roscorla In this era of big data and big science, universities must serve as a crossroads for collaboration more than they ever have,” said Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, during a general session at the 2014 Internet2 Global Summit in Denver on Tuesday, April 8. This crossroads for collaboration doesn’t just mean that researchers should talk to each other. It also means collaboration between research and IT in a way that doesn’t always happen, said Michael McRobbie, president of Indiana University. Researchers need the support of IT leaders who take the time to understand what’s needed technologically and can then provide it. As university leaders support their campuses’ missions, they face four major challenges on the road to unlocking the potential of big data and science
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The storing, management, and security of Big Data is of paramount importance to colleges and universities, with many schools using the reams of student data to stem dropout rates and identify at-risk students, among other uses.
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