About Time: The Non-technical Aspects of Working with Time-Series Data

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Time-series data can be used to understand trends and changes over time. In addition to data collected automatically by library systems and services, University Library has been utilizing timestamped data collected by other technology services such as the Wi-Fi and EZproxy data to assess the usage of library spaces and online resources. This presentation is […]

Big Data: A Tale of Researcher Experiences

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Recently, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was one of twenty institutions participating in a Supporting Big Data Research Study. The study was organized by Ithaka S+R , a not for profit research and consulting services for libraries and academia. From fall 2020 to spring of 2021, the authors conducted fifteen semi-structured interviews with researchers […]