Big data in academic libraries : literature review and future research directions

Joint Authors

al-Kharusi, Rahmah
al-Barashdi, Hafizah Sulayman

Source

Journal of Information Studies and Technology

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-16, 16 p.

Publisher

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press

Publication Date

2018-12-31

Country of Publication

Qatar

No. of Pages

16

Main Subjects

Library Sciences

Abstract EN

Recently, Big Data studies have attracted considerable attention.

However, Big Data analytics in academic libraries confront two fundamental challenges: the huge volume, velocity, and variety of data and the complexity of its techniques and algorithms.

The primary aim of this study is to explore which techniques and tools can be applied in academic libraries in order to analyze Big Data, and then determine its profits in academic libraries.

In addition, this study attempts to answer the following research questions: how should librarians be made to involve in Big Data? What are the future research developments in Big Data? What are the gaps in Big Data studies related to academic libraries? To provide a considerably better understanding of the advantages of Big Data in academic libraries and their future research directions, a comprehensive literature review of Big Data analysis of academic libraries over the last seven years was conducted.

The results yielded a total of 37 papers related to Big Data in academic libraries.

These results indicated that despite the large amount of research conducted on this topic, only a few studies discussed the implication of Big Data in academic libraries, including the analyzing tools and techniques.

The benefits of Big Data in academic libraries and its implications on methodology in future studies are discussed.

The present study also highlights the evolving field of Big Data research in academic libraries.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Barashdi, Hafizah Sulayman& al-Kharusi, Rahmah. 2018. Big data in academic libraries : literature review and future research directions. Journal of Information Studies and Technology،Vol. 2018, no. 2, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1255919

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Barashdi, Hafizah Sulayman& al-Kharusi, Rahmah. Big data in academic libraries : literature review and future research directions. Journal of Information Studies and Technology No. 2 (2018), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1255919

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Barashdi, Hafizah Sulayman& al-Kharusi, Rahmah. Big data in academic libraries : literature review and future research directions. Journal of Information Studies and Technology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1255919

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 14-16

Record ID

BIM-1255919