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<p class="MsoNormal">The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most library staff are able to use their library's interlibrary loan service to borrow professional development material. However, if you do not have access to these services or are not currently affiliated with a library, please contact
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (<a href="http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/">http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/</a>) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (<a href="http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml">http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml</a>) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us!<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <img border="0" width="126" height="126" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D0CE99.69702620" alt="book1.jpg">Gemignani, Zach and Chris Gemignani. Data Fluency: Empowering Your Organization with Effective Data Communication. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley, 2014. 006.6869 Gemig. ISBN978-1-118-85101-2<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A dream come true for those looking to improve their data fluency</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Analytical data is a powerful tool for growing companies, but what good is it if it hides in the shadows? Bring
your data to the forefront with effective visualization and communication approaches, and let
<i>Data Fluency: Empowering Your Organization with Effective Communication </i>show you the best tools and strategies for getting the job done right. Learn the best practices of data presentation and the ways that reporting and dashboards can help organizations
effectively gauge performance, identify areas for improvement, and communicate results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Topics covered in the book include data reporting and communication, audience and user needs, data presentation
tools, layout and styling, and common design failures. Those responsible for analytics, reporting, or BI implementation will find a refreshing take on data and visualization in this resource, as will report, data visualization, and dashboard designers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Written by well-known and highly esteemed authors in the data presentation community<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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focuses on user experience, making reports approachable, and presenting data in a compelling, inspiring way. The book helps to dissolve the disconnect between your data and those who might use it and can help make an impact on the people who are most affected
by data. Use <i>Data Fluency</i> today to develop the skills necessary to turn data into effective displays for decision-making.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <img border="0" width="221" height="333" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D0CE99.69702620" alt="book2.jpg"> Davenport, Thomas H. and Kim, Jinho. Keeping up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding + Using Analytics. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013. 332.632042 Daven<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ISBN 978-1-4221-8725-8<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><b>Why Everyone Needs Analytical Skills</b><br><br><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Welcome to the age of data. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up)—your world is awash with data.<br><br>As a successful manager today, you must be able to make sense of all this information. You need to be conversant with analytical terminology and methods and able to work with quantitative information. This book promises to become your “quantitative literacy" guide—helping you develop the analytical skills you need right now in order to summarize data, find the meaning in it, and extract its value.<br><br>In <i>Keeping Up with the Quants</i>, authors, professors, and analytics experts Thomas Davenport and Jinho Kim offer practical tools to improve your understanding of data analytics and enhance your thinking and decision making. You’ll gain crucial skills, including:<br><br>• How to formulate a hypothesis<br>• How to gather and analyze relevant data<br>• How to interpret and communicate analytical results<br>• How to develop habits of quantitative thinking<br>• How to deal effectively with the “quants” in your organization<br><br>Big data and the analytics based on it promise to change virtually every industry and business function over the next decade. If you don’t have a business degree or if you aren’t comfortable with statistics and quantitative methods, this book is for you. <i>Keeping Up with the Quants</i> will give you the skills you need to master this new challenge—and gain a significant competitive edge.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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