Toward an Understanding of Data Literacy

Khan, Hammad R.; Kim, Jeonghyun; Chang, Hsia-Ching

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Title

Toward an Understanding of Data Literacy

Author(s)

• Khan, Hammad R.
• Kim, Jeonghyun
• Chang, Hsia-Ching

Issue Date

2018

Keyword(s)

• data
• big data
• data literacy
• data-driven decision making
• research data service
• data lifecycle

Abstract

As the interest in data grows, much attention has been paid to data literacy, and multiple perspectives and understandings to define data literacy have emerged from varying conceptual contexts. However, there remains a lack of agreement regarding the scope of data literacy across disciplines. This study attempts to define data literacy holistically through a meta-synthesis approach. The study found three distinct themes for data literacy: as skills required for data-driven decision making, as activities for research data services, and a set of practices for data lifecycle.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2018 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

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Copyright 2018 is held by Hammad Khan, Jeonghyun Kim, Hsia-Ching Chang. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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