Data Visualization

Resources and Inspiration

NNLM Class: Cool Creative Communications: Dazzling Data Visualization, Tony Nguyen, MLIS, AHIP, Technology and Communications Coordinator, NNLM SEA

NNLM Webinar: New Roads to Follow: Supporting and Advocating for Data Visualization in the Library, Benjamin Hoover, MLIS, Penn State College of Medicine's Harrell Health Sciences Library 

LibGuides

Duke University Libraries
Georgetown University Library
 

Articles, Websites, and Blogs

• 39 studies about human perception in 30 minutes, Elliott K. 2016.
• Daily Infographic
• EagerEyes
• EvergreenData
• FlowingData
• The Functional Art
• Information is Beautiful
• PolicyViz: Helping you do a better job processing, analyzing, sharing and presenting your data
• Visualizing Data

Books

Benevento, Daniel, Katherine S. Rowell, Janet Steeger, Ann Cutrell and Marnie Morales. Best Boring Book Ever of Tableau for Healthcare. Westford, MA: HealthDataViz, 2017. Print.
Börner, Katy, and David E. Polley. Visual Insights: A Practical Guide to Making Sense of Data. Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 2014. Print.
Cairo, Alberto. The Functional Art: An Introduction to Information Graphics and Visualization. Berkeley, CA: New Riders, 2013. Print.
Cairo, Alberto. The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication. Berkeley, CA: New Riders, 2016. Print.
Few, Stephen. Information Dashboard Design: Displaying Data for At-a-Glance Monitoring. El Dorado Hills, CA: Analytics Press, 2013. Print.
Few, Stephen. Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten. El Dorado Hills, CA: Analytics Press, 2012. Print.
Kirk, Andy. Data Visualization: A Handbook for Data Driven Design. London, UK: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016. Print.
Munzner, Tamara. Visualization Analysis and Design (AK Peters Visualization Series). Boca Raton, Florida: A K Peters/CRC Press. 2014. Print.
Tufte, Edward. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 2015. Print.
Yau, Nathan. Data Points: Visualization That Means Something. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2013. Print.
Yau, Nathan. Visualize This: The Flowingdata Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011. Print.

Tools

• 30+ Free Tools for Data Visualization and Analysis - a useful table of over thirty free online tools for data visualization and analysis, indicating skill level required. Last updated in August 2016.
• The Best Data Visualization Tools of 2018
• Visualizing Health: A Scientifically Vetted Style Guide for Communicating Health Data