Storytelling with Data and Images Rita Buhite and Sherry Roth Discovery Day, May 29, 2015
Storytelling with Infographics What are infographics? Why are they used? Why do libraries use them? Where do we find data? How can we create them?
What are infographics?
images, like a chart or diagram, used to represent data or knowledge
Why do we use infographics? Infographics are appealing – they sure should be! Infographics enable understanding Infographics help you retain the information
Why do we use infographics? for their appeal
Why do we use infographics? to capture your attention
Why do we use infographics? to enable learning (Brain Rule # 10) Vision Trumps All Other Senses
(Infographic) Why do we use infographics? to enable learning
Why do we use infographics? to enable understanding
Why do we use infographics? to help remember /
Why do we use infographics? We don’t pay attention to boring things ( Brain Rule #4)
Don’t be boring
Why do we use infographics? Quick Stats to Summarize – we process visually
Why do we use infographics? Quick Stats to Summarize – we retain more with visuals
Why do we (libraries) use it? to help implement our strategic plan to engage our constituencies – students, faculty, donors to identify and quantify our “value” to the university to visualize collection use
Why do we (libraries) use it? to implement our strategic plan Appendix II: Strategic Performance Indicators
to engage our patrons #psu (Data from Director’s Station, created in PowerPoint) Why do we use them?
to engage our patrons (Data from Director’s Station, created in PowerPoint) #psu Why do we use them?
To quantify our value To quantify our value (Data from DeskTracker, created in Excel) Why do we use them?
To visualize our collections Why do we (libraries) use it? (Data from Director’s Station, created in PowerPoint)
Sources finds html Lankow, J., Ritchie, J., Crooks, R., & Ebooks Corporation. (2012). Infographics: The power of visual storytelling. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Medina, J., Stevenson, R. W., & Pearson, M. (2008). Brain rules: 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home, and school. Seattle, Wash: Pear Press. Oakleaf, M. J., American Library Association, & Association of College and Research Libraries. (2010). The value of academic libraries: A comprehensive research review and report. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association.
Need help picking colors and fonts? infography.jpghttp://media.creativebloq.futurecdn.net/sites/creativebloq.com/files/images/2014/04/font- infography.jpg (fonts) (colors)
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