Social informatics of data norms

McCoy, C, Marcinkowski, M, Sawyer, S, Sanfilippo, M.R, Meyer, E.T and Rosenbaum, H (2016) 'Social informatics of data norms.' Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 53 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2373-9231

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Abstract

Big data has been widely promoted across disciplines and sectors for its potential to enhance lives and promote knowledge discovery. However, challenges arise at all stages of the data lifecycle due to the complexity of interactions between data and the contexts within which they are collected and managed, which has implications for interpretations of this data and eventual use of information and the creation of knowledge products from these data. Starting from the perspective of social informatics, this panel will discuss: the reciprocal relationships between data and context; specific challenges in distinct stages of data generation, data repository implementation, data curation, data use, and data reproducibility; and the implications of these challenges and their potential solutions for both social informatics research and society in general.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: big data; social informatics; information institutions; challenges
Divisions: School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301014
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2017 16:06
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2022 19:41
URI / Page ID: https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/9583
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