Visualization tools.
This article provides an overview and evaluation of several free and accessible data visualization and research tools useful for librarians, students, scholars, and professionals. It highlights Tableau Public, Datawrapper, Google Charts, Infogram, Flourish, mindmaps, and Litmaps, detailing their fea...
| Publicado en: | Public Services Quarterly Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 51 - 60 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Product Review |
| Publicado: |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan-Mar2026
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=192371571&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 192371571 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15228959 8BR jtl: Public Services Quarterly issn: 15228959 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan-Mar2026 vid: 22 iid: 1 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 192371571 10.1080/15228959.2025.2604518 ppf: 51 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Visualization tools. aug: au: Adams, Annis Lee affil: University Library, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California, USA su: Data visualization software Data visualization Mind maps sug: subj: Data visualization software Data visualization Mind maps ab: This article provides an overview and evaluation of several free and accessible data visualization and research tools useful for librarians, students, scholars, and professionals. It highlights Tableau Public, Datawrapper, Google Charts, Infogram, Flourish, mindmaps, and Litmaps, detailing their features, usability, and suitability for academic and professional contexts. Each tool is described in terms of ease of use, customization options, data privacy considerations, and potential applications such as storytelling with data, literature review support, or mind mapping. The article emphasizes the importance of selecting tools that align with users’ needs, including considerations of data sensitivity, interactivity, and collaboration, while noting limitations like mandatory public sharing on free plans. Overall, these platforms offer diverse options for enhancing data comprehension, presentation, and research workflows in educational and library settings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Product Review src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|