The Impact of Basic Data Literacy Skills on Work-Related Empowerment: The Alumni Perspective

• Published in: College & research libraries Vol. 82; no. 5; pp. 708 - 729
• Main Authors: Deja, Marek, Januszko-Szakiel, Aneta, Korycińska, Paloma, Deja, Paulina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago Association of College and Research Libraries 01.07.2021; American Library Association
• Subjects: Alumni; College Graduates; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Data models; Empowerment; Entry Workers; Information Literacy; Librarians; Literacy; Self Efficacy; Work Environment
• ISSN: 2150-6701; 0010-0870; 2150-6701
• DOI: 10.5860/crl.82.5.708

The purpose of this research is to measure the impact of data literacy on psychological empowerment in workplace for newly employed graduates. Since data play an increasingly important role in our lives, including the work environment, it incites research on whether data literacy skills, those related to collecting, processing, analyzing, and effectively communicating information retrieved from data models have a significant role in the psychological empowerment of alumni in the labor market. Statistical analysis methods were used to measure the correlation between indicators of data literacy and the psychological empowerment of alumni in their work. Competencies in using data models affect the self-efficacy of newly employed alumni at the workplace, mostly in terms of data-driven communication. The findings were discussed in the context of the increasing significance of the data librarian role as a possible method of supporting students and alumni via librarians who are now more involved in creating the educational outcomes of a given college or university.