Publications
Research Report
September 27, 2022
Fostering Data Literacy
Teaching with Quantitative Data in the Social Sciences
Dylan Ruediger, Danielle Miriam Cooper, Angela Bardeen, Liesl Baum, Shmuel Ben-Gad, Shaun Bennett, Kathleen Berger, Laura Bonella, Ryan Brazell, Symphony Bruce, Louise Buckley, Trevor Burrows, Scout Calvert, Patricia Condon, Renata Curty, Hilary Davis, Eleta Exline, Julia Feerrar, Emily Finch, Elizabeth Foster, Melanie Gainey, Nikhat Ghouse, Joseph Goetz, Becca Greer, Kelly Grogg, Hannah Gunderman, Samantha Guss, Michele Hayslett, Yan He, Ann James, Erin Jerome, Barb Kern, Jessica Kleekamp, Jesse Klein, Stefan Kramer, Andrew Lee, Cynthia Levine, Ken Liss, Andrew Lundeen, Kimberly MacVaugh, Wendy Mann, Clarence Maybee, Steve McGinty, Bethany McGowan, Kayla McNabb, Samantha Minnis, Jennifer Moore, Shawn Nicholson, Kayla Olson, Christie Peters, Jeff Phillips, Julie Piacentine, Nathaniel Porter, Megan Potterbusch, Mallary Rawls, Miaomiao Rimmer, Gayle Schaub, Eric Schuler, Dorris Scott, Gang Shao, Emma Slayton, Kendra Spahr, Lisa Spiro, Jasmine Spitler, Ryan Splenda, Amanda Thomas, Amanda Tickner, Emily Treptow, Jane Yatcilla
“Fostering Data Literacy: Teaching with Quantitative Data in the Social Sciences” explores why and how instructors teach with data, identifies the most important challenges they face, and describes how faculty and students utilize relevant campus and external resources. Full details and actionable recommendations for stakeholders are offered in the body of the report, which offers guidance to university libraries and other campus units, faculty, vendors, and others interested in improving institutional capacities to support data-intensive instruction in the social sciences.
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Research Report
December 1, 2021
Big Data Infrastructure at the Crossroads
Support Needs and Challenges for Universities
Dylan Ruediger, Thea P. Atwood, Neelam Bharti, Bryan Briones, Patrick Campbell, Paula Carey, Daniel Castillo, Karen Ciccone, Cameron Cook, Danielle Miriam Cooper, Claire Curry, Justin De La Cruz, Will Dean, E.M. Dragowsky, Tom Durkin, Darnell Epps, Seth Erickson, Jen Ferguson, Erin D. Foster, Moriana Garcia, Zenobie S. Garrett, Ann Glusker, Ben Gorham, Jen Green, Hannah Gunderman, Jacalyn Huband, Jennifer Huck, Susan Ivey, Carolyn Jackson, Kelsey Jordan, Kate Kryder, Stephanie Labou, Mark Laufersweiler, Tracie Lewis, James Macalino, Tobin Magle, David Minor, Lana Munip, Rosaline Odom, Reid Otsuji, Jennifer Patiño, Tyler Pearson, Carissa Phillips, Sara Pugachev, Brian Quigley, David Rachlin, Melanie Radik, Vicky Rampin, Fred Rowland, Laura Sare, Rebecca M. Seifried, Adam Shambaugh, Sarah Siddiqui, Kate Silfen, Iyanna Sims, Bryan Sinclair, Margaret Smith, Gretchen Sneff, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, Paria Tajallipour, Julia Unis, John Vickery, Cynthia Vitale, Jeremy Walker, Huajin Wang, John Watts, Christie A. Wiley, Katie Wissel, Nicholas Wolf, Cindy Xuying Xin, Jen-Chien Yu, Roger Zender, Lee Zickel
Ithaka S+R’s Research Support Services program explores current trends and support needs in academic research. Our most recent project in this program, “Supporting Big Data Research,” focused specifically on the rapidly emerging use of big data in research across disciplines and fields. As part of our study, we partnered with librarians from more than 20 colleges and universities, who then conducted over 200 interviews with faculty. These interviews provided insights into the research methodologies and support needs of researchers working…