Article Title
Providing Library Support for Interactive Scientific and Biomedical Visualizations with Tableau
Publication Date
1-22-2018
Article Type
Full-Length Paper
Abstract
Developing effective visualizations is crucial for understanding and communicating data in a variety of contexts. Tableau is an easy-to-use tool for creating customized, interactive visualizations. Although Tableau is often discussed in the context of business intelligence, it can also be used to create effective scientific and biomedical visualizations in the context of research, public health, and medical care.
This article provides a basic introduction to Tableau’s uses and discusses the NIH Library’s experience with providing support for Tableau. Four case studies demonstrate the range of services that the Library offers, as well as providing examples of the many different applications for Tableau.
The article also provides resources for learning Tableau and insights on developing a successful data visualization support service.
Keywords
data visualization, biomedical data visualization, scientific data visualization, data science, Tableau, library data services
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Cindy Clark, NIH Library Writing Center, for manuscript editing assistance, and Katherine Peterson, who developed and taught the Introduction to Biological Data Visualization class.
Recommended Citation
Federer, Lisa M., and Douglas J. Joubert. 2018. "Providing Library Support for Interactive Scientific and Biomedical Visualizations with Tableau." Journal of eScience Librarianship 7(1): e1120. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2018.1120
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