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Summary:

"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 user behavior and electronic resource usage, return on investment and impact metrics, and learning and reference analytics"-- [Back cover]

Table of Contents:

• Sculpting data for a successful visualization / Eric Phetteplace
• Designing public visualizations of library data / Angela Zoss
• Tools and technologies : visualizing research activity in the discovery layer in real-time / Godmar Back and Annette Bailey
• Using the Google Analytics superProxy to create public website usage visualizations / Lauren Magnuson
• Minding the gap : utilizing data visualizations for library collection development / Roger Taylor and Emily Mitchell
• Visualizing inter-library loan data with OBILLSK / Ryan Litsey, Kenny Ketner, and Scott Luker
• Visualizing the topical coverage of an institutional repository using VOSviewer / David E. Polley
• Visualizing archival context for digital collections / Stephen Kutay
• Using R and ggvis to create interactive graphics for exploratory data analysis / Tim Dennis
• Integrating data and spatial literacy into information literacy instruction / Charissa Jefferson
• Using infographics to teach data literacy / Caitlin A. Bagley
• Appendix. data visualization technologies discussed in this volume.

Contributors:

Magnuson, Lauren, 1986- , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Data visualization (Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] — ISBN 9781442271104; LCCN 2016014587; OCLC Number 946160643)

Related Series:

LITA guides

Subjects:

Library science — Graphic methods

Library statistics — Computer programs

Charts, diagrams, etc. — Computer programs

Information visualization

Communication in library science

Visual communication

Library science

Graphic methods

Library statistics

Charts, diagrams, etc.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO), viewed August 25, 2016.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

Z678.93.G73 D38 2016eb

ISBNs:

9781442271128 (electronic bk.)
1442271124 (electronic bk.)
9781442271104 (hardcover) [Invalid]
1442271108 (hardcover) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

956648581