Data Science Projects
Projects on this page represent a selection of the work of multiple departments.
Empowering Undergraduate Research and Educational Experience with Data Science
Librarians in the Data & Visualization Services department partnered with researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering to develop interactive data science instructional materials for a grant funded online educational module.
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Contributing departments: Data Science Services
Optimal Routing for Parking Enforcement Vehicles
The City of Raleigh has begun using trucks outfitted with License Plate Recognition (LPR) equipment to streamline parking enforcement. Finding optimal routes for the trucks to evenly and efficiently traverse three sections of city streets that have curbside parking has been a challenge, so the city partnered with an NC State Industrial Engineering class to work on solutions as a Senior class project. When IE student Matt McMillan started looking at software options for solving vehicle routing…
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Contributing departments: Data Science Services
Extracting Air Pollution Data for Coastal Recreation Sites
Many people spend time doing leisure activities such as swimming, running, and fishing along coastal shorelines and could be interested in knowing the amount of air pollution that exists in these marine environments. Ph.D. Economics graduate student Yiqing (Elaine) Liu's work is to study the economic impact of air pollution on coastal recreation activities. She found monthly particulate matter air pollution raster data that is generated by researchers at Dalhousie University* for the entire…
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Contributing departments: Data Science Services
Dryad Repository Development Grants
Past project: Development of a repository initially focused on evolutionary science data underlying scientific publications.
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Contributing departments: Digital Library Initiatives (DLI)Visualizing Library Data
By creating sets of visualized content for various data sources across the Libraries, this project works to improve understanding of how the library is used from a variety of perspectives.
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Contributing departments: Access Services, Digital Library Initiatives (DLI)eBook Usage Trends
A trend analysis of eBook usage from 2008 to 2012
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Contributing departments: Collections & Research EngagementCollection Views
A tool created using collections data to help the Libraries understand how resource expenditures relates to subjects of relevence to different departments and colleges at NC State.
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Contributing departments: Collections & Research EngagementValue of Journal Backfiles
The Backfiles Value Study used a calculated non-traditional Return on Investment (ROI) metric to demonstrate the impact of online journal archives purchased by NCSU Libraries. It evaluated the impact not only in terms of usage, but also in terms of fiscal effectiveness.
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Contributing departments: Collections & Research EngagementPrint Item Usage Analysis
This project analyzed a twelve year series of print items in the NCSU Libraries collection to determine the proportion of items used by years in the collection and examined the correlation between an item's years in the collection and its circulation status.
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Contributing departments: Collections & Research EngagementData Views
A system for storing and publishing high level metrics about the Libraries' services and collections.
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Contributing departments: Digital Library Initiatives (DLI), User ExperienceSuma
A tablet-based toolkit for collecting, managing, and analyzing data about the usage of physical spaces.
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Contributing departments: Digital Library Initiatives (DLI)