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The article discusses issues surrounding big data and the balance between human and machine-based analysis, focusing on the role of human analysis in data science and strategies for information professionals to take direct action and become involved in the learning process. Topics discussed include algorithmic accountability, business applications and data analysis, and the need for human review of data-driven analysis.

The article focuses on the role of data management in the Brexit vote, the U.S. presidential election, and swings in voter opinion across the European Union (EU). Topics discussed include unstructured data is a whole lot harder to analyze than anyone anticipated, improving discovering strategic advantages from data both big and small and forecasting concrete actions based on known behaviors by predictive analytics.

The article discusses the role of data-driven special digital collections in facilitating new insights about society. Topics include the new heights of relevance achieved by quantitative analysis of data, trends that are adding value to special collections including tagging, oblique value, and open resource, and an example of open source archiving that demonstrates the chance of special collections to gain value as digitization makes them more accessible.

The article mentions that the 2012-2014 European Advisory Board of book publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has vetted an idea of integrating various search tools. The integration goal is a seamless user experience, blending the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) with open web search. The article also discusses how European librarians view the space they manage and reports that the British government announced in July 2012 of its acceptance of the Finch report, chaired by Dame Janet Finch.