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Visualizing Collections and Services with Tableau Desktop
Matthew JansenData Analyst
Digital Research ServicesUNC Libraries
Services: The Research Hub and The Davis Reference Desk
• Tableau Desktop• Desk Tracker data• Key Challenges:• Translating between questions
and recorded data
• Results:• Input on desk staffing and
workshop planning • Improvements to forms and
data collection
Desk Visits by day (above)Desk Visits by type and hour (right)
Collections:Artist’s Books at the Sloane Library
• Tableau Public• Key Challenges: • Parsing and standardizing
MARC • Values that are not
mutually exclusive
• Results:• Collection development
tool• New discovery option
Artists’ Books using ‘Artist-improvised structure’ for binding
Sloane Staff:-Plan collection development to
fill gaps or strengthen heavily used portions of the collection
Patrons (via LibGuide):-Visualize the scope of the Artist
Books collection-New discovery option
Takeaways:• Specify questions, explore
data, repeat• Draw pictures• Simple and familiar • Learn by doing a project• Keep stakeholders in the
loop
• The Good:• Accessible summary of data• Easy to use • Free if you can make the data
public• The Bad:• Cleanup / Standardization• Usually not free if you can’t
or don’t want to share your data
Strategies:
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