Data Visualization : A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Libraries Hardback
Edited by Lauren Magnuson
Part of the LITA Guides series
Hardback
Description
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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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; Halfton
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:15/11/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781442271104
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; Halfton
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:15/11/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781442271104
