1. Data Visualization: Cool Things You Can Do With Borrowing and Lending Statistics 2016 MOBIUS Annual Conference Columbia, MO June 7, 2016 Ellie Kohler Access and Learning Services Librarian, Rockhurst University Ellie.Kohler@Rockhurst.edu

2. Disclaimer: This presentation will not make you an expert

3. #1 Correlation does not equal causation Source: http://decisionmechanics.com/definite-proof-that-jim-carrey-causes-autism/http://decisionmechanics.com/definite-proof-that-jim-carrey-causes-autism

4. Rule #2: Put Your Pie Charts on a Diet

5. Rule #3: Don’t Mislead

6. Questions to Explore  Correlation between borrow and lending?  Returnables and non-returnables?  Collection development?  Library impact on student success?

9. So much data  Google sheets: Internal Courier data  Web Management Reports  MOBIUS Statistics  OCLC Web Reports  Wufoo- ILL form

10. Accessing Data

12. Hurdles

13. In a Perfect World  Checked out books  Accessed ebooks  Was in a library instruction class  Studied in library  Used databases  Asked for library help Measures of Student Success  Grades  Graduation  Used library chat  ILL Books and articles

14. Many datasets, one problem… Data sources do not connect in any way.

15. All identifiable information is blocked or stripped from these transactions.  Checked out books  Accessed ebooks  Was in a library instruction class  Studied in library  Used databases  Asked for library help Measures of Student Success  Grades  Graduation  Used library chat  ILL Books and articles

16. Wrangle Your Data Into Shape  Free  Download  Free version  Online  Bigger datasets  Free version  Download  Version 1.1

17. Open Refine: Open Text Fields

19. When clustering fails you….

20. What is Tableau  Data Visualization standard  Data sharing  Some analytics  Public, Educational, Paid (Personal, Professional Use) PublicEducationalPersonal, Professional Use  Steep Learning Curve  Learn: Coursera, Tableau website, Tableau blog, Youtube videos, UdemyCourseraTableau websiteTableau blog Youtube videosUdemy

21. Examples of Interactive Tableau Visualizations  Tableau Gallery (includes some stunning visualizations) Tableau Gallery  My workbooks: RU ILL Statistics, also shown in the next slides. I highly recommend clicking on the link to see how the interactive function works. My workbooks

26. https://public.tableau.com/profile/ellie.kohler#!/

27. Article Borrowing

28. Article Lending

31. Explored Data Source Connectors in Tableau

34. Other Data Visualization Software

42. What cool things do you do? Thank you! Email: Ellie.Kohler@Rockhurst.eduEllie.Kohler@Rockhurst.edu Twitter: @LibrarianEllie