Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
Hey there. We have a dashboard at http://library.indstate.edu/dashboard/. I used HighCharts jquery charting library. Super easy to use, and can be used with static or dynamic data. ~heather On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 4:37 PM, scott bacon sdanielba...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Cab, I have had a statistics dashboard project on the back burner for a while. A few dashboards that come to mind, all of which appear to use different back-end technologies: IU School of Library and Information Science http://dashboard.slis.indiana.edu Indianapolis Museum of Art http://dashboard.imamuseum.org University of Richmond http://library.richmond.edu/about/assessment/library-statistics.html#library-instruction Hope this helps. On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Cab Vinton bibli...@gmail.com wrote: Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
I second HighCharts. I build an app in PHP using the Yii framework and the HighCharts plugin. I can send screenshots if you request them, but the app itself is password-protected. Josh Welker -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Heather Rayl Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 7:24 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Hey there. We have a dashboard at http://library.indstate.edu/dashboard/. I used HighCharts jquery charting library. Super easy to use, and can be used with static or dynamic data. ~heather On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 4:37 PM, scott bacon sdanielba...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Cab, I have had a statistics dashboard project on the back burner for a while. A few dashboards that come to mind, all of which appear to use different back-end technologies: IU School of Library and Information Science http://dashboard.slis.indiana.edu Indianapolis Museum of Art http://dashboard.imamuseum.org University of Richmond http://library.richmond.edu/about/assessment/library-statistics.html#l ibrary-instruction Hope this helps. On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Cab Vinton bibli...@gmail.com wrote: Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
Many thanks to all for the suggestions. It will take some time for me to go through them all, but I'll share anything I'm able to come up with on my end. Many thanks again, Cab Vinton Sanbornton Public Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
Hello, The Ball State University Libraries have an active data warehouse project that includes an open access dashboard view. Check it out here: http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/dashboard/index.php We call the system/service categories Information Factories, and the performance indicators or metrics widgets. We have a whole other set of Information Factories and widgets for Interlibrary Loan, Meeting Room Use, Print usage, etc. that are available for internal use. The PowerPoint from a recent presentation about the project is available here: http://www.iolug.org/conferences/2013spring/slides/Replogle.pptx Bradley D. Faust, M.L.S. University Libraries ... a destination for research, learning, and friends Assistant Dean for Library v: 765 285-8032 Information Technology Services f: 765 285-2008 Ball State University e: bfa...@bsu.edu Muncie, IN 47306 The University Libraries provides services that support student pursuits for academic success and faculty endeavors for knowledge creation and classroom instruction. http://www.bsu.edu/library -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cab Vinton Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:40 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 03:40:29PM -0400, Cab Vinton wrote: Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. YMMV but I've used infogr.am [0] Granted the type of data I was using doesn't compare to the kind you are trying to tame above. Failing that there's lots of listed at datavisualization.ch[1] that could help solve you problem. Here some assembly will be required. Cheers, ./fxk [0] http://infogr.am/ [1] http://selection.datavisualization.ch/ Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH -- i'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. -- e. e. cummings
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
Hi Cab, I have had a statistics dashboard project on the back burner for a while. A few dashboards that come to mind, all of which appear to use different back-end technologies: IU School of Library and Information Sciencehttp://dashboard.slis.indiana.edu Indianapolis Museum of Art http://dashboard.imamuseum.org University of Richmondhttp://library.richmond.edu/about/assessment/library-statistics.html#library-instruction Hope this helps. On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Cab Vinton bibli...@gmail.com wrote: Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
I recently saw a great example of exactly what you're talking about... but now I can't find it! I think it might have been a public library somewhere in michigan, but I could be misremembering that. It was pointed out on the #code4lib IRC channel, whoever was responsible for it was on channel at the time, and someone congratulated them because their public statistics dashboard had been featured on some web page somewhere. Bah, this probably isn't too helpful! How frustrating, I'm certain I saw an example of exactly what you are are asking for! (I encouraged them to submit to the code4lib journal on it, because I knew people would want to know about it!) From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Cab Vinton [bibli...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:40 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
This one? http://www.tadl.org/stats/ -nruest On 13-06-05 05:45 PM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: I recently saw a great example of exactly what you're talking about... but now I can't find it! I think it might have been a public library somewhere in michigan, but I could be misremembering that. It was pointed out on the #code4lib IRC channel, whoever was responsible for it was on channel at the time, and someone congratulated them because their public statistics dashboard had been featured on some web page somewhere. Bah, this probably isn't too helpful! How frustrating, I'm certain I saw an example of exactly what you are are asking for! (I encouraged them to submit to the code4lib journal on it, because I knew people would want to know about it!) From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Cab Vinton [bibli...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:40 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
Aha, I found it! I was right it was Michigan. http://www.tadl.org/stats/ http://www.tadl.org/about/stats I can't remember hte name of the code4libber responsible, but they were on the #code4lib IRC channel, they are around in our community! From: Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 5:45 PM To: Code for Libraries Subject: RE: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics I recently saw a great example of exactly what you're talking about... but now I can't find it! I think it might have been a public library somewhere in michigan, but I could be misremembering that. It was pointed out on the #code4lib IRC channel, whoever was responsible for it was on channel at the time, and someone congratulated them because their public statistics dashboard had been featured on some web page somewhere. Bah, this probably isn't too helpful! How frustrating, I'm certain I saw an example of exactly what you are are asking for! (I encouraged them to submit to the code4lib journal on it, because I knew people would want to know about it!) From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Cab Vinton [bibli...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:40 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
And to triple post myself, if you google around (I tried public library benefit statistics dashboard) you can find some other examples too, such as: http://www.library.appstate.edu/about/planning And there is in fact a Code4Lib Journal article on one implementation of library statistic visualization: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/7812 From: Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 5:47 PM To: Code for Libraries Subject: RE: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Aha, I found it! I was right it was Michigan. http://www.tadl.org/stats/ http://www.tadl.org/about/stats I can't remember hte name of the code4libber responsible, but they were on the #code4lib IRC channel, they are around in our community! From: Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 5:45 PM To: Code for Libraries Subject: RE: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics I recently saw a great example of exactly what you're talking about... but now I can't find it! I think it might have been a public library somewhere in michigan, but I could be misremembering that. It was pointed out on the #code4lib IRC channel, whoever was responsible for it was on channel at the time, and someone congratulated them because their public statistics dashboard had been featured on some web page somewhere. Bah, this probably isn't too helpful! How frustrating, I'm certain I saw an example of exactly what you are are asking for! (I encouraged them to submit to the code4lib journal on it, because I knew people would want to know about it!) From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Cab Vinton [bibli...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:40 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
Cab, I realize you asked for examples, not tools, and this may be overkill for what you're wanting, but http://ushahidi.com/products/ushahidi-platform. Ushahidi would be good if you wanted a geographic, time-series visualization mashed-up with social media. e.g. http://community.ushahidi.com/uploads/documents/c_Ushahidi-Practical_Considerations.pdf I imagine that could be a worthwhile project on a large scale for many libraries. A Google Fusion Table would be a simpler mapping/charting alternative. e.g. https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1JRSvdVxym2lKiM2cnfB7vmY735l58GSxD5O7-g0 Jason Jason Stirnaman Digital Projects Librarian A.R. Dykes Library University of Kansas Medical Center 913-588-7319 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Francis Kayiwa [kay...@uic.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:38 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 03:40:29PM -0400, Cab Vinton wrote: Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. YMMV but I've used infogr.am [0] Granted the type of data I was using doesn't compare to the kind you are trying to tame above. Failing that there's lots of listed at datavisualization.ch[1] that could help solve you problem. Here some assembly will be required. Cheers, ./fxk [0] http://infogr.am/ [1] http://selection.datavisualization.ch/ Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH -- i'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. -- e. e. cummings
Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics
I apologize if this was posted already. But I accidentally deleted the original messages in an accidental bulk cleanup http://dashboard.imamuseum.org I know it's a museum and not a library, but I think there are some things to be learned with the simplicity of the display and transparency of information. ___ Michael Friscia Manager, Digital Library Programming Services Yale University Library (203) 432-1856 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Jason Stirnaman [jstirna...@kumc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 5:53 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics Cab, I realize you asked for examples, not tools, and this may be overkill for what you're wanting, but http://ushahidi.com/products/ushahidi-platform. Ushahidi would be good if you wanted a geographic, time-series visualization mashed-up with social media. e.g. http://community.ushahidi.com/uploads/documents/c_Ushahidi-Practical_Considerations.pdf I imagine that could be a worthwhile project on a large scale for many libraries. A Google Fusion Table would be a simpler mapping/charting alternative. e.g. https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1JRSvdVxym2lKiM2cnfB7vmY735l58GSxD5O7-g0 Jason Jason Stirnaman Digital Projects Librarian A.R. Dykes Library University of Kansas Medical Center 913-588-7319 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Francis Kayiwa [kay...@uic.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 3:38 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 03:40:29PM -0400, Cab Vinton wrote: Come budget time, I invariably find myself working with the most recent compilation of public library statistics put out by our State Library -- comparing our library to peer institutions along a variety of measures (support per capita, circulation per capita, staffing levels, etc.) so I can make the best possible case for increasing/ maintaining our funding. The raw data is in a Excel spreadsheet -- http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html -- so this seems ripe for mashing up, data visualization, online charting, etc. Does anyone know of any examples where these types of library stats have been made available online in a way that meets my goals of being user-friendly, visually informative/ clear, and just plain cool? If not, examples from the non-library world and/ or pointers to dashboards of note would be equally welcome, particularly if there's an indication of how things work on the back end. YMMV but I've used infogr.am [0] Granted the type of data I was using doesn't compare to the kind you are trying to tame above. Failing that there's lots of listed at datavisualization.ch[1] that could help solve you problem. Here some assembly will be required. Cheers, ./fxk [0] http://infogr.am/ [1] http://selection.datavisualization.ch/ Cheers, Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library Sanbornton, NH -- i'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. -- e. e. cummings
