In response to a student survey for library instructions done in Spring 2015, DMC is to offer a workshop on “Infographics, Communicate Information with Graphics” on Wednesday, November 18, 10-11:15 a.m. in B43A. Sign up here.
In the undergraduate student survey, 37% expressed interest in a workshop on infographics– more than any other application (followed by data visualization at 34%). In the graduate student survey, 41% expressed interest in a workshop on visualizing data– more than any other application (followed by EndNote at 34% and Infographics at 28%).
The workshop will cover the following topics:
- What is Infographics? What is Data Visualization?
- What Makes a Good Infographic?
- Information Design Best Practices
- Tools for Creating Infographics and Data Visualization
- Data Sources
When preparing the workshop, Jane pulled out DMC equipment circulation statistics for the past six years and library instruction statistics for the past two years to play with. See the diagrams below.
DMC Equipment Circulation Statistics
Statistics of Library Instruction Sessions – AY2013-2014 and AY2014-2015
Statistics of Total People Trained by Library and All Departments
AY2013-2014 and AY2014-2015