Data visualization a guide to visual storytelling for libraries

Data Visualization: A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Libraries is a practical guide to the skills and tools needed to create beautiful and meaningful visual stories through data visualization. Learn how to sift through complex datasets to better understand a variety of metrics, such as trends in u...

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1. Verfasser: Magnuson, Lauren
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Lanham The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 2016
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Ausgabe:1
Schriftenreihe:Library Information Technology Association (LITA) guides
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ISBN:1442271124, 1442271108, 9781442271104, 9781442271128
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  • Data visualization: a guide to visual storytelling for libraries -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Sculpting Data for a Successful Visualization -- 2. Designing Public Visualizations of Library Data -- 3. Tools and Technologies: Visualizing Research Activity in the Discovery Layer in Real Time -- 4. Using Google Tools to Create Public Analytics Visualizations -- 5. Minding the Gap: Utilizing Data Visualizations for Library Collection Development -- 6. A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Books: OBILLSK, Data Visualization, and Interlibrary Loan -- 7. Visualizing the Topical Coverage of an Institutional Repository with VOSviewer -- 8. Visualizing Archival Context and Content for Digital Collections -- 9. Using R and ggvis to Create Interactive Graphics for Exploratory Data Analysis -- 10. Integrating Data and Spatial Literacy into Library Instruction -- 11. Using Infographics to Teach Data Literacy -- Appendix -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.
  • Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Sculpting Data for a Successful Visualization -- Chapter 2. Designing Public Visualizations of Library Data -- Chapter 3. Tools and Technologies: Visualizing Research Activity in the Discovery Layer in Real Time -- Chapter 4. Using Google Tools to Create Public Analytics Visualizations -- Chapter 5. Minding the Gap: Utilizing Data Visualizations for Library Collection Development -- Chapter 6. A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Books: OBILLSK, Data Visualization, and Interlibrary Loan -- Chapter 7. Visualizing the Topical Coverage of an Institutional Repository with VOSviewer -- Chapter 8. Visualizing Archival Context and Content for Digital Collections -- Chapter 9. Using R and ggvis to Create Interactive Graphics for Exploratory Data Analysis -- Chapter 10. Integrating Data and Spatial Literacy into Library Instruction -- Chapter 11. Using Infographics to Teach Data Literacy -- Appendix -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors