Data Visualization

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.

The edited work Data Visualization: A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Libraries brings together 11 chapters that explore the foundations of data visualization and storytelling, techniques for data visualization of library data, and approaches to the integration of data and visualization expertise into information literacy…. As with other Library Information Technology Association (LITA) guides, this work is well suited for librarians seeking to better understand how data visualization techniques and tools might be used to address common library needs. The inclusion of theoretical, applied, and instructional content broadens the set of potential readers…. Readers seeking a broad work to help them understand data visualization techniques would be well served by using this book with a comprehensive but focused work on a specific software platform and visualization approach.