Data Management and Visualization with Tableau

Rachel Lewellen, University of

Massachusetts Amherst

Martha Kyrillidou, Association of

Research Libraries

March 17, 2015

Webcast Series

• March 3, 2015: Sarah Anne Murphy, Ohio State University

• March 10, 2015: Jeremy Buhler, University of British Columbia

• March 17, 2015: Rachel Lewellen, University of Massachusetts Amherst

• April 21, 2015: Discussion and Q&A

UMass Amherst Libraries

Tableau at UMass Amherst Libraries

Rachel Lewellen Assessment Librarian University of Massachusetts Amherst rlewellen@library.umass.edu

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How we use Tableau

•  To answer questions and inform decisions •  To monitor data over time •  To communicate results

LibAnalyics Service Desk Statistics

Excel Data

Learning Commons Group Study Rooms

Headcounts for 3 Sample Weeks

Spring 2014

Excel Data

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Five College Consortium EBL Pilot Project – Excel Data

MINES Data Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services

Survey data

about Eresources

•  Purpose of

Use •  Location •  User Group •  School and

College •  Why Selected •  Resource MYSQL Database Connection

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How we share results

•  Publish to Tableau Public •  Publish to Tableau Server •  Print views or PDF’s •  Email images •  Work collaboratively with Desktop

Professional

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Questions

If you are using Tableau or other data analytics platforms, please join and post your examples in

arl-assess@arl.org

ARL-ASSESS Google group