![]() ![]() Have created visualizations for their own administrative and strategic goals. Interlibrary loan records, and electronic resource usage. Some examples of data that can be visualized using Tableau include survey results, Tableau can serve as a tool to analyze information about library services and collections. Library staff who provide supportįor research impact may benefit from incorporating visualization capacity into their (for example, network visualization tools can help construct charts showing bibliometricĭata), it can play a role in this type of analysis. Though Tableau may not always be the primary resource used to generate these visualizations ![]() Tableau can also be used to help users who conduct research visualize the impact of Support their users who are interested in sharing their research data with a wider Library staff who have data visualization skills can better This can be important in appealing to audiences who may be unfamiliar with academicĬhannels and languages. Include epidemiologic surveillance and contact tracing, health care utilization analysis,Īnd clinical research data analysis. Some examples of how library users and academic researchers have used these visualizations Intriguing and accessible: they can focus readers’ attention on their conclusionsĪnd tell a story with both their words and their visuals. With a wider audience may find that using data visualizations makes their work more Academics who want to share their research Users and the groups with which they work. In the same way, Tableau can make organizational or research data come to life for Visualizations in the New York Times and other popular press can make an idea or a data set more engaging for readers. ![]() However, there are still opportunitiesįor library staff to learn about and support their academic users with Tableau. To businesses and somewhat less so to academia. The intended audience for Tableau is quite broad, although it is heavily marketed Sensitivity of the data and collaboration needs. Ultimately, the decision of which version of Tableau to use depends on the Reader is free to install, andĮnd users can interact with visualizations on their own devices without needing a Who want to share their work only with others such as investors, grant funders, administrators,įaculty, or students, Tableau Reader is an option. (paid) also offers a private server, though the server would be Tableau’s. (paid) allows multiple users to save their work to their own servers. Tableau Desktop (paid)Īllows users to save visualizations locally on their computers, and Tableau Server Take care to not save any sensitive data using this version. Is free, though any saved data are stored on the Tableau Public server. There are several different versions of Tableau to meet user needs. Although Tableau does not require any programming or technical training, practice Tableau lists detailed technical specifications that are required Software will likely be met with most devices that also run software such as the Microsoft Tableau runs on both Mac and Windows platforms. In creating more sophisticated visualizations with greater ease. A new edition, Tableau 2020.3, has been released with new features to assist users This is an update of the 2016 review of Tableau version 9.1īy Ariel Deardorff. Only in their departments, but also by investors, grant funders, other academic audiences,Īnd the general public. With engaging visual elements to make their data and analysis easily understood, not It can also be an important tool for researchers who want to supplement their text ![]() Tableau is a data visualization tool that can be used to help libraries analyze data. Tableau, 1621 North 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103 free and paid versions available. Tableau (version 2020.3) Resource Review Tableau (version 2020.3) ![]()
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