[Air-L] Recommendations for undergraduate reading on "Big Data"

[Craig Boman]

Good morning Mr Richter,

Apologies if you've seen this already, but perhaps the following slightly
out-dated article may provide some more resources to use.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2013/05/09/a-very-short-history-of-big-data/

All the best,

Craig Boman, MLIS, (Ph.D student)
Applications Support Specialist
University of Dayton Libraries
300 College Park
Dayton, OH, 45469

On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Christopher J. Richter <
crichter at hollins.edu> wrote:

> I am looking for a reading or readings on Big Data for my undergraduate
> Communication Research Methods class. Unfortunately what I have found so
> far is popularizing, vague, ambiguous, even contradictory. Ideally, the
> reading(s) should address 1) definitions; 2) implications for social
> science data gathering; 3) strengths and weaknesses; and 4) ethical issues,
> but I will settle for three or even two out of the four.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated. Replies can be personal or on-list.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Richter
> Associate Professor
> Hollins University
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