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Transforming data into insight

By: Elaine Sykes  
Open Access
|Jul 2017

Abstract

This article focuses on a new approach to using quantitative data being trialled at Library Services, Liverpool John Moores University. By employing business intelligence software to interrogate, combine and analyse a variety of data sources, data is transformed to provide insight into customer needs and preferences, which will better inform services. 

 

This case study will help librarians looking to extract more meaning from their data by outlining the different stages that this data needs to go through to transform into insight. This framework is especially suited to environments where the volume of data available to practitioners can prove daunting. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.363 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 28, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 6, 2017
Published on: Jul 10, 2017
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2017 Elaine Sykes, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.