| Description |
1 online resource (xxxix, 538 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Chandos information professional series
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Chandos information professional series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-531) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction (why this book is needed) -- Commonalities -- Defining data -- Types of data issues -- Microsoft Excel techniques -- Data clean-up in Excel -- Excel: combining data -- Additional tools -- Access techniques -- Access forms -- Access reports -- Access queries -- Data clean-up in Access -- Access - combining data -- Strategies for missing data -- Qualitative data -- ROI -- Data collection and analysis -- Data quality policy -- Next steps. |
| Summary |
Data use in the library has specific characteristics and common problems. Data Clean-up and Management addresses these, and provides methods to clean up frequently-occurring data problems using readily-available applications. The authors highlight the importance and methods of data analysis and presentation, and offer guidelines and recommendations for a data quality policy. The book gives step-by-step how-to directions for common dirty data issues. Focused towards libraries and practicing librariansDeals with practical, real-life issues and addresses common problems that all libraries faceOffers cradle-to-grave treatment for preparing and using data, including download, clean-up, management, analysis and presentation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Data editing.
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Data editing. |
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Libraries -- Data processing.
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Libraries -- Data processing. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Furuta, Kenneth.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hogarth, Margaret. Data clean-up and management 9781843346722 (OCoLC)824172049 |
| ISBN |
9781780633473 (electronic book) |
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1780633475 (electronic book) |
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9781843346722 |
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1843346729 |
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