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

[Patrick Meier (iRevolution)]

Hi Professor Richter,

My new book "Digital Humanitarians: How Big Data is Changing the Face of
Humanitarian Response" may be of interest, particularly Chapter 2 on
definitions, implications, strengths/weaknesses, and ethical issues.

http://www.digital-humanitarians.com

Book has been endorsed by Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Georgetown, Boulder,
Oxford, etc.

Thank you,
Patrick


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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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