{"id":26168,"date":"2013-06-04T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T14:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=26168"},"modified":"2014-04-29T14:06:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T19:06:18","slug":"3-graphic-insights-alberto-cairo-on-successful-applications-of-data-visualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=26168","title":{"rendered":"3 Graphic Insights: Alberto Cairo on Successful Applications of Data Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Naomi House, MLIS<\/a>
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3 Graphic Insights: Alberto Cairo on Successful Applications of Data Visualization<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"albertoc\"<\/a>As many of you know I work in a library at a federal government facility that specializes in statistics.\u00a0 This means that I am often privileged with being able to see some of the cutting edge experts in fields such as data visualization, speak.\u00a0 Last week Alberto Cairo, University of Miami professor in their School of Communication<\/a>, gave a presentation called Graphic Insights: How scientists and communicators can work together to produce better visualizations<\/em> and agreed to let me share some of my key take-aways with INALJ.<\/p>\n

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  1. Be sure you know the story you are trying to tell.<\/strong>\u00a0 The same data can tell vastly different stories so be certain that the visualization you create (chart, graph, etc) tells the story you want it to tell.\u00a0 In other words, what is your headline or main point?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Consider the morality and ethics of what you are trying to convey first.\u00a0<\/strong> An old saying goes, is it true, is it kind, is it necessary?\u00a0 The story may be true but what are the implications and is it ethical to share this particular story?\u00a0 How you tell a story can greatly affect how it is perceived.\u00a0 Stories can change lives, so be careful and cautious when presenting.<\/li>\n
  3. Teach yourself and your patrons how to read data \"\"visualizations!\u00a0<\/strong> This is key for info pros like librarians that we educate our patrons on how to read these stories as infographics are increasingly being used as communication tools.\u00a0 He provided the XKCD comic<\/a> as an example we can use with patrons to show them, just because several news data maps are true does not make them related.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    He gave many fantastic examples and heavily influenced my own choice of charts in the May 2013 INALJ stats<\/a> article, and I highly recommend that you join him in his Twitter conversations @albertocairo<\/a> and also check out his personal website The Functional Art<\/a> and companion must read book also called The Functional Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    What are some of your favorite Data Visualization tools?<\/p>\n

    \u00a0photo taken from http:\/\/com.miami.edu\/profile\/Cairo,Alberto<\/em><\/p>\n

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