Spreadsheets for Librarians: Getting Results with Excel and Google Sheets
Work smarter and save time with the librarian's guide to the hidden-in-plain-sight secrets of Excel, Sheets, and other types of spreadsheets.

While some librarians have become very skilled at using the full power of Excel and Sheets to turn data into useful and valuable information, for many librarians the relevance of spreadsheets—and how to use them—is not necessarily obvious.

This book demystifies Excel and other spreadsheets. Starting from basic concepts, the book progresses to advanced implementations important to librarians in such areas as collection management, including evaluation and benchmarking; research assessment through the creation of sophisticated bibliometric measures; and library design based on an analysis of patron behavior or the creation of a keyword map of physical collections. Real-life examples highlight a variety of techniques and shortcuts that can be immediately applied to libraries of all kinds.

Spreadsheets for Librarians is a book for the desk, not only the library shelves. No prior knowledge of spreadsheets is needed, and readers can expect to learn skills that will enhance their reputation as information and data professionals.
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Spreadsheets for Librarians: Getting Results with Excel and Google Sheets
Work smarter and save time with the librarian's guide to the hidden-in-plain-sight secrets of Excel, Sheets, and other types of spreadsheets.

While some librarians have become very skilled at using the full power of Excel and Sheets to turn data into useful and valuable information, for many librarians the relevance of spreadsheets—and how to use them—is not necessarily obvious.

This book demystifies Excel and other spreadsheets. Starting from basic concepts, the book progresses to advanced implementations important to librarians in such areas as collection management, including evaluation and benchmarking; research assessment through the creation of sophisticated bibliometric measures; and library design based on an analysis of patron behavior or the creation of a keyword map of physical collections. Real-life examples highlight a variety of techniques and shortcuts that can be immediately applied to libraries of all kinds.

Spreadsheets for Librarians is a book for the desk, not only the library shelves. No prior knowledge of spreadsheets is needed, and readers can expect to learn skills that will enhance their reputation as information and data professionals.
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Spreadsheets for Librarians: Getting Results with Excel and Google Sheets

Spreadsheets for Librarians: Getting Results with Excel and Google Sheets

by Bruce White
Spreadsheets for Librarians: Getting Results with Excel and Google Sheets

Spreadsheets for Librarians: Getting Results with Excel and Google Sheets

by Bruce White

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Overview

Work smarter and save time with the librarian's guide to the hidden-in-plain-sight secrets of Excel, Sheets, and other types of spreadsheets.

While some librarians have become very skilled at using the full power of Excel and Sheets to turn data into useful and valuable information, for many librarians the relevance of spreadsheets—and how to use them—is not necessarily obvious.

This book demystifies Excel and other spreadsheets. Starting from basic concepts, the book progresses to advanced implementations important to librarians in such areas as collection management, including evaluation and benchmarking; research assessment through the creation of sophisticated bibliometric measures; and library design based on an analysis of patron behavior or the creation of a keyword map of physical collections. Real-life examples highlight a variety of techniques and shortcuts that can be immediately applied to libraries of all kinds.

Spreadsheets for Librarians is a book for the desk, not only the library shelves. No prior knowledge of spreadsheets is needed, and readers can expect to learn skills that will enhance their reputation as information and data professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216148319
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 01/11/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 316
File size: 52 MB
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Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Bruce White is copyright and open access advisor at Massey University, New Zealand. He has worked in both public and university libraries.
Bruce White is copyright and open access advisor at Massey University, New Zealand. He has worked in both public and university libraries.

Table of Contents

Prefacevii
Chapter 1Spreadsheets Are for You
Chapter 2The Basics
Chapter 3Starting With Formulas
Chapter 4Moving Forward With Formulas
Chapter 5Working With Words
Chapter 6Conditional Functions
Chapter 7Lookups and Matches
Chapter 8The Power of Pivot Tables
Chapter 9Looking at Graphs and Charts
Chapter 10Flat Files and Data Imports
Chapter 11Multiple Spreadsheets and Data Ecosystems
Chapter 12Conclusion
Suggested Readings297
Index301

What People are Saying About This

Tony Greiner

"Experienced users of Excel and other spreadsheets will find this book useful in going to the next level."

Anne Goulding

"In this instructive and accessible text, Bruce White enthusiastically champions the use of Excel by librarians, focusing on how they can use this powerful application to help make many of their day-to-day processes more efficient and their decision-making better informed. Illustrated by well-worked and relevant examples from a range of types of library and information services, White walks readers step-by-step through the basics of navigating around and setting up spreadsheets, through using formulas, on to pivot tables and beyond. For both new and more experienced users, this book will be of great support to librarians in their use of spreadsheets for a wide variety of data management, analysis, and visualization purposes."

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