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I've found TreeMap applications very helpful in identifying large files I could delete to free up disk space when that is an issue. Apps like DiskRing for the Mac[1], for example. I'm a big fan of visualization techniques for particular problems that are revealed effectively by good visualizations. Sometimes nothing else comes close. Roy [1] http://code.google.com/p/diskring/ On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Shaun Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Julia, > Clicking on one of Ben Shneiderman's treemapping projects reminded me that > I've always thought treemaps [1] would serve well as a browsing interface > for library and archive collections because they work well with hierarchical > data. For example, larger blocks could represent some quantitative > descriptive information (breadth, scope, size, usage/popularity), giving > users an immediate overview of the collections. Unfortunately, it's one of > those "wouldn't it be cool" ideas that I haven't found time to play with > yet. > > Also, at Access2011 last week, Jer Thorpe demonstrated Open Paths [2], which > you might be interested in based on the article you sent about travel > accounts with the SIMILE widget. While you wouldn't be able to track Lewis > and Clark's adventures with this, anyone with an iPhone can use the location > data that is stores to "re-live" their own journeys. It resonates more than > you would think! It's also an interesting paradigm of users owning their > own data, contributing it to research, and getting something in return: > > [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treemapping > [2] https://openpaths.cc/ > > Regards, > Shaun Ellis > > On 10/27/11 5:09 PM, JONATHAN LEBRETON wrote: >> >> Ben Shneiderman at the Univ. of Maryland Comp Sci dept has done a >> considerable amount of work in this area... >> >> I would encourage browsing some of his current and past projects, linked >> from his site: >> http://www.cs.umd.edu/~ben/ >> depending on what specifically you are interested in, a number of the >> products coming out of his lab are in production out in the wild... >> >> >> Jonathan LeBreton >> Sr. Associate University Librarian >> Temple University Libraries >> Paley M138, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia PA 19122 >> voice: 215-204-8231 >> fax: 215-204-5201 >> mobile: 215-284-5070 >> email: [log in to unmask] >> email: [log in to unmask] >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >>> Tod Olson >>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 4:35 PM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Examples of visual searching or browsing >>> >>> There's the Hermitage Museum, which uses IBM's Query By Image Content: >>> >>> http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/fcgi- >>> bin/db2www/qbicSearch.mac/qbic?selLang=English >>> >>> QBIC seems a bit long in the tooth now, but it's still kind of >>> interesting. >>> >>> -Tod >>> >>> >>> On Oct 27, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Julia Bauder wrote: >>> >>>> Dear fans of cool Web-ness, >>>> >>>> I'm looking for examples of projects that use visual(=largely non-text >>>> and >>>> non-numeric) interfaces to let patrons browse/search collections. Things >>>> like the GeoSearch on North Carolina Maps[1], or projects that use >>>> Simile's >>>> Timeline or Exhibit widgets[2] to provide access to collections (e.g., >>>> what's described here: >>>> >>>> https://letterpress.uchicago.edu/index.php/jdhcs/article/download/59/70), or >>>> in-the-wild uses of Recollection[3]. I'm less interested in knowing >>>> about >>>> tools (although I'm never *uninterested* in finding out about cool >>>> tools) >>>> than about production or close-to-production sites that are making good >>>> use >>>> of these or similar tools to provide visual, non-linear access to >>>> collections. Who's doing slick stuff in this area that deserves a look? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Julia >>>> >>>> [1] http://dc.lib.unc.edu/ncmaps/search.php >>>> [2] http://www.simile-widgets.org/ >>>> [3] http://recollection.zepheira.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ********************************************* >>>> >>>> Julia Bauder >>>> >>>> Data Services Librarian >>>> >>>> Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL) >>>> >>>> Grinnell College Libraries >>>> >>>> 1111 Sixth Ave. >>>> >>>> Grinnell, IA 50112 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 641-269-4431 > > -- > Shaun D. Ellis > Digital Library Interface Developer > Firestone Library, Princeton University > voice: 609.258.1698 | [log in to unmask] >