Data Services

This pathway is designed to develop the competencies necessary to provide services related to data, which can enable the data to be used to draw conclusions or make decisions. An essential focus of this pathway is data stewardship, which involves management and maintenance of data and metadata to ensure quality and integrity. A secondary focus is data analysis, especially the ability to summarize and visualize data to facilitate understanding and communication.

This pathway supports professional work in positions such as Data Librarian, Data Curator, Research Data Manager, Data Steward, Data Scientist, Social Media Manager.

Primary Electives (taught every year)

• LIBR 514F (3) Information Visualization and Visual Analytics
• LIBR 554 (3) Database Design
• LIBR 559C (3) Python Programming

Secondary Electives

• LIBR 539J (3) Data Sources in the Public Domain
• LIBR 559D (3) Social Media Intelligence
• LIBR 559S (3) Research Data Management for Information Professionals

Related Electives

• LIBR 512 (3) Indexing
• LIBR 557 (3) Information Retrieval Concepts and Practice
• LIBR 574 (3) Project Management in Information Organizations
• LAIS 609C (3) Data Analysis (Intro Level; Open to MLIS/MAS)

External UBC Courses

Courses in statistics, data analysis, big data