The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 288, an issue focusing on how research libraries are using data visualisation to improve their services and to communicate their value. The two articles in this issue were presented at the Library Assessment Conference in Seattle, Washington, in August 2014.
In an introduction to this issue of RLI, Martha Kyrillidou provides an overview of the two articles and briefly discusses potential future applications of data mining and visualisation in research libraries.
Rachel Lewellen and Terry Plum compare two implementations of the MINES (Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services) for Libraries protocol at UMass Amherst. In the second implementation of MINES for Libraries at UMass, the library used Tableau data visualisation software to analyse and report its e-resource usage data.
Jeremy Buhler, Rachel Lewellen, and Sarah Anne Murphy demonstrate how they have used Tableau to create online dashboards and interactive graphics and reports at the University of British Columbia, UMass Amherst, and The Ohio State University, respectively. The authors discuss the impact their libraries' use of Tableau has had on their ability to interpret data and communicate with library stakeholders.
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