Teaching data science in the departments and schools of library and information in American universities: an analytical study

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جامعة عين شمس

Abstract

This study aims to identify the concept of data science and big data, as it
aims to identify the characteristics of the courses of data science in a sample of
the departments and schools of libraries and information in American universities
during the academic year 2019/2020, using the descriptive analytical approach.
The study reached several results, including: 213 special data science courses
are available, representing 13.6% of the total courses available in the library and
information schools. The study concluded with several recommendations, the
most prominent of which is reconsidering the objectives and contents of the
current programs of the libraries and information departments, and working to
align them with the requirements of the labor market, especially in the field of
data science .

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