[CASL-L] Free ALA Webinar Nov 7 - Seeing is Believing: Understanding Data Visualization for Library Research

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

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Data Visualization for Library Research


AASL Members,
 
The ALA Committee on Research and Statisticsis offering a free webinar on Nov 7 
on best practices in the graphical presentation of data. This webinar is an 
excellent lead in to the webinar AASL is hosting the following week on “The 
Power of Data.”  Please consider registering for both webinars!  Registration 
information for the ALA webinar is below.  You can register for the AASL webinar 
at www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab.
 
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Seeing is Believing:  Understanding Data Visualization for Library Research
 
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 7

Time: 2PM Eastern time | 1PM Central time | Noon Mountain time | 11AM Pacific 
time

Duration: 1.5 hours

Register for access: Use this Adobe Connect link to register; if this email 
comes with the hyperlink disabled/ you have registration problems, please email 
nrose at ala.org before Tuesday Nov. 6 to register. Space is limited to 97 
attendees.
 
This free webinar, sponsored by the ALA Committee on Research and Statistics, 
will provide an overview of best practices in the graphical presentation of 
quantitative information, emphasizing the need for clarity, fairness, accuracy, 
and visual efficiency. The purpose of data visualization is to display data 
impartially in order to uncover the 'stories' data have to tell. When 
presentations follow the graphical principles presented, then trustworthy and 
useful stories can emerge from our data.
 
The webinar recommends avoiding marketing-oriented visualization designs that 
trivialize quantitative evidence while seeking to engage and entertain 
audiences. Attendees will learn how to select graphical formats to portray their 
data effectively. An introductory subset from the larger array of graphical best 
practices will be presented.
The workshop aims to provide attendees with a taste of this fascinating topic in 
order to inspire further study of works by visualization experts Edward Tufte, 
William Cleveland, Howard Wainer, Stephen Few, and Dona Wong.
 
Presenter: Ray Lyons is a statistical programmer, independent consultant, and 
trainer in library performance measurement. He is the co-creator of the Library 
Journal Index of Public Library Service. His articles on library assessment have 
appeared in Public Library Quarterly, Public Libraries, and Library & 
Information Science Research.  Ray has masters degrees in library and 
information science and in public administration, with a specialty in 
quantitative methods. He writes at http://libperformance.com/.
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