Data Culture in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide to Building Communities, Partnerships, and Collaborations
Abstract
Marcela Y. Isuster and Alisa B. Rod (eds.), Association of
College and Research Libraries, 2025. 326 pp. Softcover, $98.00. 9798892556156.
Data-related research is, as editors Marcela Y. Isuster and Alisa B. Rod note, increasingly “a
driver of social capital in the academic context” (p. ix) and an impetus of rising demand for
data literacy and innovative, expansive data-related research services. To address these needs,
academic libraries are increasingly focusing on the strategic development of data culture, which
refers to “the norms, values, skills, and behaviors that shape how data is produced, shared, and
used in a given context” (p. ix). This practical guide is a
College and Research Libraries, 2025. 326 pp. Softcover, $98.00. 9798892556156.
Data-related research is, as editors Marcela Y. Isuster and Alisa B. Rod note, increasingly “a
driver of social capital in the academic context” (p. ix) and an impetus of rising demand for
data literacy and innovative, expansive data-related research services. To address these needs,
academic libraries are increasingly focusing on the strategic development of data culture, which
refers to “the norms, values, skills, and behaviors that shape how data is produced, shared, and
used in a given context” (p. ix). This practical guide is a
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