A Mini Post on Small Multiples
Small multiples certainly struck me as a confusing term the first time I heard it, so let’s jump straight into …
The Library Research Service (LRS) is an office of the Colorado State Library. LRS thoughtfully collects, analyzes, and distributes data that is relevant and actionable to Colorado communities and empowers library staff to do the same.
Here you will find some cross-posts from the LRS blog. Visit the LRS website at LRS.org.
Small multiples certainly struck me as a confusing term the first time I heard it, so let’s jump straight into …
One of the first times I gave much thought to what makes color I was playing with a rainbow suncatcher …
Happy fall to the library community! The official first day of autumn is still a day away, but the air …
We say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to data visualization, it’s up to the …
From social media, to sports, to books and everything in between, almost anything can be compared these days. Of course, …
Happy summer to the library community! Though the days have already started to shorten again, hopefully you all can find …
Back in March, The Public Library Blueprints discussed both scatter plots and packed bubble charts and promised to follow up these two visualization methods with a …
Welcome back to The Public Library Blueprints! After a short hiatus in April, this post tackles a topic that can trip …
Resilience is and always has been an essential trait for overcoming each generation’s greatest challenges. From international conflicts to the …
Libraries are built to provide access to information. According to the American Library Association (ALA), “Intellectual freedom is the right of …
Happy Pi Day! I hope everyone looking to celebrate today eats a yummy piece of pie or at least momentarily …
Is it really March already? Time has been flying by at Library Research Service, and hopefully this year is off …
The Public Library Annual Report (PLAR) data is packed with the potential to help inform all sorts of decision making …
Welcome back, library friends! We are already well on our way into 2023, and the new year has brought big …
Check out the first Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fast Facts report by LRS here! The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) lives up …
Happy holidays to library lovers and data enthusiasts everywhere! This post will take a festive approach to wrapping up our …
Have you ever come to a trail intersection and had a hard time deciding which way to choose, not because …
It is often stated that, “If you have a brain, you have bias.” Along these same lines, while exploring the …
Throughout the Between a Graph and A Hard Place blog series, we’ve often spoken of bias and controlling bias. From keeping your …
How do you feel most comfortable speaking in front of an audience? Do you have the confidence to let your …