I apologize if this was posted already. But I accidentally deleted the original messages in an accidental bulk cleanup http://dashboard.imamuseum.org I know it's a museum and not a library, but I think there are some things to be learned with the simplicity of the display and transparency of information. _______________________________________ Michael Friscia Manager, Digital Library & Programming Services Yale University Library (203) 432-1856 ________________________________________ From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Jason Stirnaman [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 5:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Cab, I realize you asked for examples, not tools, and this may be overkill for what you're wanting, but http://ushahidi.com/products/ushahidi-platform. Ushahidi would be good if you wanted a geographic, time-series visualization mashed-up with social media. e.g. http://community.ushahidi.com/uploads/documents/c_Ushahidi-Practical_Considerations.pdf I imagine that could be a worthwhile project on a large scale for many libraries. A Google Fusion Table would be a simpler mapping/charting alternative. e.g. https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1JRSvdVxym2lKiM2cnfB7vmY735l58GSxD5O7-g0 Jason Jason Stirnaman Digital Projects Librarian A.R. Dykes Library University of Kansas Medical Center 913-588-7319 ________________________________________ From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Francis Kayiwa [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:38 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 03:40:29PM -0400, Cab Vinton wrote: > Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most > recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State > Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety > of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing > levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ > maintaining our funding. > > The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- > http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems > ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. > > Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats > have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being > user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? > > If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to > dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's > an indication of how things work on the back end. YMMV but I've used infogr.am [0] Granted the type of data I was using doesn't compare to the kind you are trying to tame above. Failing that there's lots of listed at datavisualization.ch[1] that could help solve you problem. Here some assembly will be required. Cheers, ./fxk [0] http://infogr.am/ [1] http://selection.datavisualization.ch/ > > Cheers, > > Cab Vinton, Director > Sanbornton Public Library > Sanbornton, NH > -- i'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. -- e. e. cummings