Text and data mining

Text and data mining (TDM) – what is it?

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) define TDM as: ‘The use of automated analytical techniques to analyse text and data for patterns, trends and other useful information’. 

•  Short outline of TDM from the UK government.
•  Examples of TDM research using copyright materials

Text and data mining rely on copying large quantities of digital content. This could be your own or 3^rd party data.

N.B. Certain publisher websites state they prohibit TDM.  This is misleading as in the UK  Text and Data Mining for non-commercial use cannot be overridden by contract. Please contact the Library for guidance.