Library Support for Text and Data Mining
Text and data mining (TDM) uses methods of automated extraction, combination, and analysis of data to create new information by revealing trends, patterns, and relationships. While considered together in this report, the mining of text and of data usually require different considerations. Text mining, sometimes called text analytics, can be viewed as a subset of data mining. Academic libraries have traditionally been a major source for peer-reviewed and other scholarly literature on campuses, and therefore should play a role in facilitating access for TDM. The purpose of this report is to explore how the University Libraries has supported TDM in the past and how it might do so in the future, with a focus on access to peer-reviewed research and other scholarly sources. Read More
