Practical Data Science for Information Professionals

David Stuart, 2018

Overview

This book provides an accessible introduction to data science, offering a framework for its application within the information professional's role. It explores the basics through detailed examples and analysis of real datasets, focusing on clustering and social network analysis, predictions and forecasts, and text analysis and mining. The text highlights user-friendly data science tools and includes example code in R and Python to demonstrate efficient analysis.

Who it's for

• Information professionals seeking to understand the growing importance of data science.
• Librarians and information specialists in academic and research libraries.
• Individuals interested in applying open-source data science tools.

Key features

• Paperback format
• 208 pages
• Published by Facet in 2018
• ISBN: 9781783303441
• Includes example code in R and Python