The promise and potential of big data: A case for discovery informatics

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 326-330

  Honavar, Vasant G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big data; Biotechnology; Discovery; Discovery informatics; Health medicine; ICTs; Innovation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DATA MANAGEMENT; DESIGN; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION;

EID: 84904393387     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12080     Document Type: Article

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