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LIBRARY REVIEW
Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 122-135Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/LR-06-2015-0061
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Information technology; Digital libraries; Information systems; Information science; Knowledge management
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the most prominent research areas connected with Big Data and propose a thorough definition of the term. Design/methodology/approach - The authors have analysed a conspicuous corpus of industry and academia articles linked with Big Data to find commonalities among the topics they treated. The authors have also compiled a survey of existing definitions with a view of generating a more solid one that encompasses most of the work happening in the field. Findings - The main themes of Big Data are: information, technology, methods and impact. The authors propose a new definition for the term that reads as follows: Big Data is the Information asset characterized by such a High Volume, Velocity and Variety to require specific Technology and Analytical Methods for its transformation into Value. Practical implications - The formal definition that is proposed can enable a more coherent development of the concept of Big Data, as it solely relies on the essential strands of current state-of-the-art and is coherent with the most popular definitions currently used. Originality/value - This is among the first structured attempts of building a convincing definition of Big Data. It also contains an original exploration of the topic in connection with library management.
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