Data Visualization Tools & Techniques

A Computers in Libraries Workshop - April 26, 2015

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Tactics/Techniques

“7 Basic Rules for Making Charts and Graphs”
  1. Check Data
  2. Explain Encodings (Clear Legends)
  3. Label Axes
  4. Include Unites
  5. Keep Geometry in Check
  6. Include Sources
  7. Consider Audience

Data Understanding

Workshops Example: In Spreadsheets: LI Time Series and data in LI Reporting  

Audience Understanding

Example: LI Reporting

Tools by Category

Choosing the Best Type: Juicy Labs’ Chart Chooser at http://labs.juiceanalytics.com/chartchooser

Common Charts

Infographics

Map Visualizations

Word Clouds

Gantt charts

Timelines

Color Tools

Citation Visualization

Data Web Sites

Selected Readings

Evergreen, Stephanie and Ann Emery. Data Visualization Checklist. May 2014.

Fichter, Darlene and Jeff Wisniewski. "Telling Your Library's Story One Number at a Time." Online Searcher 38, no. 4 (2014): 74-76.

Lyons, Ray, "Lib(Rary) Performance" http://libperformance.com/.

McDermott, Irene E. "Show, Don't Tell: Data Visualization for Libraries." Online Searcher 38, no. 4 (2014): 35-37.

Phelps, Marcy. "Visualization Tools for Turning Information into Insights." Online 36, no. 5 (2012): 14-19.