Emerging Technology
@ HS/HSL

Brian Zelip, MS, MA

December 17, 2014

Currently

  • GSLIS @ Illinois
    • data curation
    • socio-technical data analytics
  • Research support graduate assistant
  • Husband
  • Father
  • Community radio host & board member

Previously

  • Community informatics via...
    • MA, African American Studies, Univ of Toledo
    • BA, Communication, Univ of Toledo
1

Data mining to enhance our systematic review support

Data mining applications

method summary
Claim framework identify the claims/results of a study
Classification identify the type of study
Comparison recognition identify comparisons made in an article
Named-entity recognition identify e.g. all of the drugs listed in a study

Benefits?

Drawbacks?

Implementation?

  • Leverage campus cyberinfrastructure
  • Understanding the algorithms
  • Programming expertise

My role?

  • Literature review
  • Assist with data mining
  • Investigator outreach
  • Staff outreach
2

Web application development environment

Drawbacks?

Implementation?

  • New layer of cyberinfrastructure
  • System administration
  • Information/reference support & outreach

My role?

  • User research
  • Grant writing
  • Documentation & support guides
  • Outreach & training

Thank you