Data, data everywhere, but little to use!

Abstract

Purpose

This edition of the column aims to expand the ideas presented in a poster of the same title exhibited at the IASSIST Conference held in April 2017 in Kansas, USA.

Design/methodology/approach

It explores the fact that data are constantly being generated daily; however, the use of these data is limited because of its unavailability to the general public in forms or formats they need.

Findings

Data are important to research because of their high information value, that is, value-added information that is critical for decision-making.

Originality/value

Data come in many forms — census, statistics, research results, figures, graphs, interview transcriptions, journal entries, etc.

Citation

Oyelude, A.A. (2017), "Data, data everywhere, but little to use!", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 34 No. 8, pp. 24-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-08-2017-0063