visualization of information (proquest)
DESCRIPTION
Discusses information visualization, common data models, tools, and how information architecture fits into the picture. Includes many links to additional resources. Part of the Technology and Content Professional Development Day.TRANSCRIPT
VISUALIZATION OF INFORMATION
Michael Adcock
WHO AM I?
AGENDA
WHY VISUALIZE INFORMATION?
Why Visualize?
understanding discussion
Why? Understanding!
Why? Understanding!
Quote from Karl Fast during IA Summit 2014
“Design for Understanding” workshop
Why? Understanding!
“…the most difficult mental act of all is to re-arrange a familiar bundle of data, to look at it differently and escape from the prevailing doctrine.”
-- Professor H. Butterfield
Why? Discussion!
“Allow the information to tell you how it wants to be displayed. As architecture is ‘frozen music’, information architecture is ‘frozen conversation’. Any good conversation is based on understanding.”
-- Richard Saul Wurman
DATA MODELS
Data Models
Data Models & Formats
Data Models: Tabular (spreadsheet)
Data Models: Relational (database)
Data Models: Hierarchical (markup)
Data Models: RDF (triples)
Data Models: Tradeoffs
TOOLS
Tools or Toolbox?
Tools for Understanding
Adapted from Abby Covert’s “Make Sense: Information Architecture for Everybody”
Tools: Notepad++
Tools: Notepad++
Tools: Open Refine (Google Refine)
Tools: Open Refine (Google Refine)
Tools: Open Refine (Help!)
Tools: Using OpenRefine
Tools: TiddlyWiki
Tools: TiddlyWiki
Tools: TiddlyWiki (Help!)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (Thesaurus)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (Thesaurus)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (RTA Migration Tool)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (RTA Migration Tool)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (RTA Migration Tool)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (RTA Migration Tool)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (RTA Migration Tool)
Under the hood:
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (RTA Migration Tool)
Tools: TiddlyWiki Example (RTA Migration Tool)
Tools: Gephi
Tools: Gephi Example (RightNow Support Center)
Tools: Gephi Example (RightNow Support Center)
Tools: Gource
Tools: Gource Example (RightNow Support Center)
Tools: D3
Tools: D3 Galleries
Tools: D3 Example (Venn Diagram)
Tools: RAW
Tools: Datawrapper
Tools: DataWrangler
Tools: yEd Example (Training Prep)
Tools: Finding more…
EXAMPLES
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE?
Information Architecture?
Information Architecture?
RESOURCES
Resources: Online Tutorials
• Using charts in Excel– http://
office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/charts-i-how-to-create-a-chart-RZ001105505.aspx
• Data Visualization Fundamentals– http://
www.lynda.com/Design-Infographics-tutorials/Data-Visualization-Fundamentals/153776-2.html?srchtrk=index:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:gephi%0Apage:1%0As:relevance%0Asa:true%0Aproducttypeid:2
• Using D3– http://
www.lynda.com/D3js-tutorials/Data-Visualization-D3js/162449-2.html?srchtrk=index:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:data%2Bvisualization%0Apage:1%0As:relevance%0Asa:true%0Aproducttypeid:2
Resources: Tools
• Notepad++– http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• OpenRefine– http://openrefine.org/index.html– http://googlerefine.blogspot.com/
• TiddlyWiki– http://classic.tiddlywiki.com/– http://tiddlywiki.com/– http://www.giffmex.org/tw5mall.htm
• Gephi– https://gephi.org– https://marketplace.gephi.org/plugin/gexf-js-web-viewer/
• Gource– https://code.google.com/p/gource/
Resources: Tools
• D3– http://d3js.org/– http://christopheviau.com/d3list/gallery.html
• RAW– http://raw.densitydesign.org/
• Datawrapper– https://datawrapper.de/
• DataWrangler– http://vis.stanford.edu/wrangler/
• yEd– http://www.yworks.com/en/products_yed_about.html
• alternativeTo– http://alternativeto.net/
Resources: Books
• Linked Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums– http://book.freeyourmetadata.org/
• Using OpenRefine – http://openrefine.org/2013/11/05/using_openrefine.html
• How to Make Sense of Any Mess– http://abbytheia.com/makesense/– http://
www.slideshare.net/AbbyCovert/how-to-make-sense-of-any-mess
THANKS!