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I second D3.js for putting together custom web-based interactive visualizations. NVD3 (http://nvd3.org/) is another good starting point for D3 that takes some of the time/pain out of building custom charts. For non-coders, Tableau (http://www.tableausoftware.com/) is another very powerful and full-featured data visualization solution. I've used Tableau Public to aggregate and visualize user-testing data, and our assessment librarian uses the server version extensively for creating and sharing interactive data dashboards. It has a fairly steep learning curve and the non-public version is pricey, but perhaps worthwhile when compared with the time and effort necessary to create similar functionality using something like D3. __ Schuyler Lindberg Interaction Designer / Programmer Analyst UBC-IT (Library) On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Chad Mills <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > We use Highcharts for our charting needs. Fits nicely with jQuery. > > http://www.highcharts.com/ > > > -- > Chad Mills > Digital Library Architect > Ph: 848.932.5924 > Fax: 848.932.1386 > Cell: 732.309.8538 > > Rutgers University Libraries > Scholarly Communication Center > Room 409D, Alexander Library > 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 > > https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kaile Zhu" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 12:05:05 PM > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualization libraries for lib data > > I used google charts. Not as fancy as D3, but easier. You pass data to > the chart API and it does the heavy lifting for you. > > https://developers.google.com/chart/ > > -Kelly Zhu > Web Services Librarian > University of Central Oklahoma > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Eric Phetteplace > Sent: 2014年9月19日 9:44 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualization libraries for lib data > > I've used D3 to build charts for a similar data dashboard. It's maybe a > little less plug-and-play than other charting libraries but has tremendous > adoption, is really flexible. > > http://d3js.org/ > > Best, > Eric > > On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:25 AM, Michel, Jason <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hello all! > > > > We're in the process of centralizing all of our disparate data points > > (circ, door counts, chat ref, in-person interactions, db stats, > > instruction, web analytics, social analytics) into a single DB. We > > then plan on building interactive visualizations on top of this data. > > > > What are some visualization/charting/graphing libraries that would > > work for this? We have some ideas but wanted to hear what the c4l had > > to say about it. Thanks in advance! > > > > This is what we have so far (social stats only). We're using chart.js > > for > > this: > > > > http://dog.lib.muohio.edu/~jpmichel/apis/stats/ > > > > > > Jason Paul Michel > > User Experience Librarian > > Miami University Libraries > > 513.529.3935 > > *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* @jpmichel > > <https://twitter.com/jpmichel> > > > **Bronze+Blue=Green** The University of Central Oklahoma is Bronze, Blue, > and Green! Please print this e-mail only if absolutely necessary! > > **CONFIDENTIALITY** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain > confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized > disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. >