Big Data: Researching Big Data

Sponsored by SAGE Publishing

Recorded on 05/29/2018
Posted in The Authority File

Episode 45

For this series on the research methodologies around—and library support of—big data, our guests discuss the growth of big data research and how the academic library is stepping up to meet its unique service and instruction needs. In this first episode of our four-part series, we define what the term “big data” means in an academic setting and how big data research is outgrowing its science-based origins and bleeding into the humanities and social sciences.


About the guests:

Caroline Muglia

Caroline Muglia is Head, Resource Sharing, Co-Associate Dean, Collections at University of Southern California Libraries.

Ian Mulvaney

Ian Mulvaney is Head of Product Innovation at SAGE Publishing.


Andy Rutkowski

Andy Rutkowski is Visualization Specialist at USC’s Von Kleinsmid Center Library.

Eimmy Solis

Eimmy Solis is Social Sciences Data Librarian at USC’s Von Kleinsmid Center Library.


About the Music:
The intro and outro music in The Authority File is “Grapes,” mixed by I dunno. The transition music is “Peace ( There’s A better Way ),” mixed by Loveshadow. The music is available on ccMixter, and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (cc-by 4.0).