Abstract
Everyone's a data librarian now
Highlights
When I graduated from library school, I expected to enter a changing profession in which shrinking budgets, changing technologies, and evolving classroom pedagogies were converging to change how librarians did their jobs
I have come to believe that supporting data-related activities is one of the most important roles librarians will play in coming years
The importance and pervasiveness of data in higher education, is easy to underestimate. This column will discuss the role of data in academic research and education, looking at the implications for librarians in their roles as collection developers, educators, researchers, and subject specialists
Summary
I have come to believe that supporting data-related activities is one of the most important roles librarians will play in coming years. This column will discuss the role of data in academic research and education, looking at the implications for librarians in their roles as collection developers, educators, researchers, and subject specialists. A 2017 report from the Business-Higher Education Forum found that 69 percent of employers prioritize hiring data literate job candidates, while only 23 percent of university leaders say they’re producing data literate graduates (2017).
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