Article
Telling the Story of a Collection with Visualizations: A Case Study
Collection Management
(2018)
Abstract
Patrons and scholars are increasingly likely to first encounter a collection in a digital space rather than a physical one. This article considers how to utilize data visualization in an academic library to promote a unique collection to remote visitors. In order to create awareness of the Valente Italian Library at Seton Hall University, one of the largest Italian collections in the United States, subject librarians considered ways to convey and describe the collection beyond the search box or the discovery filters of the catalog. After considering meaningful data points available in the records data, the authors harvested, cleaned, and mined the data for interesting collection facets. Visualizations were created from the data and the authors explore whether they offer a greater understanding of the collection and aid in telling its story, as well as recreate a sense of browsing for the online visitor.
Keywords
- Collection promotion,
- data visualization,
- digital storytelling,
- library technologies,
- Tableau Public
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall November 15, 2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2018.1524319
Citation Information
Katie M. Wissel and Lisa DeLuca. "Telling the Story of a Collection with Visualizations: A Case Study" Collection Management Vol. 43 Iss. 4 (2018) p. 264 - 275 ISSN: 1545-2549 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lisa_deluca/30/