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Am I the only one who thinks that's a great example of pie chart abuse? If they had selected a bar chart instead it would be both a cool search interface *and* a useful visualization. On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Margaret Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Take a look at a visualization of HathiTrust works by call number > > http://www.hathitrust.org/visualizations_callnumbers > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julia Bauder > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 4:27 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Examples of visual searching or browsing > > 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 >