[Purpose/significance] This paper investigates the current data literacy education in Canadian academic libraries and concludes its characteristics and experiences, to provide reference and inspiration for domestic data literacy education exploration.[Method/process] This paper first talks about data literacy and its contents, and then takes 12 academic libraries which have provided data literacy education and research data management training services in Canada as cases, and analyzes current situation of data management education from curriculum goal, students, teaching methods, teaching materials and teaching evaluation.[Result/conclusion] Experiences learn from Canadian academic libraries include reasonable arrangements for teaching content and teaching time, appropriate forms of teaching, integrating data literacy into other courses, combining teaching content with practice.
Hu Hui
,
Wu Ming
,
Chen Xiujuan
. Data Literacy Education in Canadian Academic Libraries[J]. Library and Information Service, 2016
, 60(8)
: 53
-58
.
DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2016.08.005
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