GIS For Visualization Of Library Usage Data And Holdings
From: "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" <gerrymck_at_iastate.edu>
Colleagues/
Not Exactly WebQubed [ http://tinyurl.com/d4nsw8 ], But …
/Gerry
The Chemistry Biology Pharmacy Information Center of the Federal
Institute of Technology (Zurich, Switzerland) has mashed a
Geographic Information System (GIS) with library usage and
holdings data to create Several Most Impressive Visualizations
Shelf occupation
Circulations 2008
Acquisitions 2008
Distribution of publication years (as of end of 2008)
Current circulations
Current acquisitions of this month
Missing works (all works missing since 2001, current)
Relative usage of circulations (Number of circulations / number
of titles on shelf, as of end of 2008)
Relative usage of titles (Used titles / number of titles on
shelf, as of end of 2008)
Links to the main project page and individual visualizations
are available from
[ http://tinyurl.com/bgfcd9 ]
Enjoy!
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011
gerrymck_at_iastate.edu
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Received on Fri Feb 20 2009 - 13:00:59 EST