Towards a data literate citizenry

Twidale, Michael B.; Blake, Catherine; Gant, Jon P.

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Title:	Towards a data literate citizenry
Author(s):	Twidale, Michael B.; Blake, Catherine; Gant, Jon P.
Subject(s):	data literacy citizen participation open data digital curation and preservation education Information behavior social and community informatics Information reuse
Abstract:	We believe that data literacy should be a skill not just for scientists, but for all citizens. We make the case by considering literatures on various kinds of literacy, and using a number of examples to explore some of the challenges that emerge from trying to move to a more data literate citizenry. We consider the opportunities arising from developing technologies to help individual communities and intermediaries in understanding how data should inform personal and societal decision-making.
Issue Date:	2013-02
Publisher:	iSchools
Citation Info:	Twidale, M. B., Blake, C., & Gant, J. (2013). Towards a data literate citizenry. iConference 2013 Proceedings (pp. 247-257). doi:10.9776/13189
Genre:	Conference Paper / Presentation
Type:	Text
Language:	English
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2142/38385
DOI:	10.9776/13189
Publication Status:	published or submitted for publication
Peer Reviewed:	is peer reviewed
Rights Information:	Copyright © 2013 is held by the authors. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.
Date Available in IDEALS:	2013-01-30