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Data Visualization: A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Libraries Hardback - 2016

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Author: Magnuson, Lauren (Editor)
ISBN: 9781442271104

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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 (ROI) and impact metrics, and data about library collections and repositories.

Sections include:
-Identifying and interpreting datasets for visualization
-Tools and technologies for creating meaningful visualizations
-Case studies in data visualization and dashboards

Data Visualization also features a 20-page color insert showcasing a wide variety of visualizations generated using an array of data visualization technologies and programming languages that can serve as inspiration for creating your own visualizations.

Understanding and communicating trends from your organization's data is essential. Whether you are looking to make more informed decisions by visualizing organizational data, or to tell the story of your library's impact on your community, this book will give you the tools to make it happen.

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Title Data Visualization: A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Libraries
Author Lauren Magnuson (Editor)
Binding Hardback
Pages 248
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date 2016
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9781442271104 / 1442271108
Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
Dimensions 1 x 1 x 0.8 in (2.54 x 2.54 x 2.03 cm)
Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
Library of Congress subjects Visual communication, Information visualization
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2016014587
Dewey Decimal Code 020

About the author

Lauren Magnuson is systems and emerging technologies librarian at California State University, Northridge and development coordinator for the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI). Her interests include PHP, Python, analytics, and data visualization, as well as promoting open source technology in academic libraries. She has an MA in information science and an MEd in educational technology from the University of Missouri and a BA in philosophy from Tulane.

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