Well-designed data visualizations make data-centered narratives more intuitively understood.<\/p>\n
Because maps often include complex data that is represented using a variety of graphic methods, having a broad understanding of data visualization techniques may assist in creating a successful geospatial representation of data or in reading and interpreting data representations.<\/p>\n
An introduction to data visualization, specifically types of graphs, can be found in the University Library’s LibGuide Visualize Your Data<\/a>.<\/p>\n The University Library also maintains a LibGuide to Digital Approaches to Research<\/a> with links to data visualization resources.<\/p>\n Below, a sampling of data visualization titles available through the Map Library along with some suggested websites.<\/p>\n Books in the Map Library<\/em><\/strong> Data Visualization for Design Thinking: Applied Mapping<\/a>. Winifred E. Newman. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group; 2017. Data Visualization in Society<\/a>, Martin Engbretsen and Helen Kennedy, editors (2020) The Secret Language of Maps: How to Tell Visual Stories with Data<\/a>. Carissa Carter. Emeryville?],California : Ten Speed Press; 2022 (2022)<\/p>\n Telling Stories with Maps: Lessons from a Lifetime of Creating Place-based Narratives<\/a> by Allen Carroll (2025)<\/p>\n Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization<\/a> by Terry Slocum et al., 4th edition (2023)<\/p>\n Organizations<\/em><\/strong> History<\/em><\/strong> Motley Roots of Data Visualization <\/a><\/p>\n Milestones in the History of Thematic Cartography <\/a><\/p>\n Blogs<\/strong><\/em> Information is Beautiful<\/a><\/p>\n
\nData Visualization: Charts, Maps and Interactive Graphics<\/a>. Robert Grant. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.<\/p>\n
\nAlso available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nAlso available online through the Library’s catalog<\/p>\n
\nData Visualization Society<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe Minard System: the Complete Statistical Graphics of Charles-Joseph Minard, from the Collection of the E\u0301cole Nationale des Ponts et Chausse\u0301es<\/a> by Sandra Rendgen (2018)<\/p>\n
\n Flowing Data <\/a><\/p>\n